JLPT N1 · Noun

インテリ (interi)

インテリ is a Japanese noun meaning “intellectual; educated person”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: インテリ
Romaji: interi
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

intellectual; educated person · noun · abbreviation
intelligentsia · noun · abbreviation

Example sentences

あの本の読者たちは自分のことをインテリだと思っている。

The readers of that book think themselves sophisticated.

Tatoeba #230458

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

Source: JMdict entry 1023410 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.