JLPT N1 · Noun

天才 (tensai)

天才 (てんさい, tensai) is a Japanese noun meaning “genius; prodigy”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: てんさい
Romaji: tensai
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

genius; prodigy; natural gift · noun

Example sentences

私たちは彼を天才だと思った。

We thought of him as a genius.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 天才

天

heavens, sky, imperialテン・あまつ・あめ · 4 strokes

才

genius, years old, cubic shakuサイ · 3 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 天才.

天気てんきweather天気予報てんきよほうweather forecast天候てんこうweather天然てんねんnature天皇てんのうEmperor of Japan天てんsky雨天うてんrainy weather天国てんごくparadise天災てんさいnatural disaster天体てんたいheavenly body天地てんちheaven and earth晴天せいてんfine weather (i.e. little or no clouds)天下てんかthe whole world先天的せんてんてきinborn

Source: JMdict entry 1439090 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.