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敏 means 'cleverness'
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Additional readings
Kun さとい cleverness, agile, alert
Name さとし ちょう とし び
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This kanji helps describe a range of people: those who act quickly (e.g., to put out fires), those with nimble bodies or minds, and those who detect sights, sounds, and even opportunities that others miss. As sensitivity easily slips into oversensitivity, 敏 is also for Nervous Nellies. A fun aside: Find out how an old anatomy book has inspired a term for “detailed analysis.”
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 敏 is used 2 times, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 敏 is used 30 times, read 1 way.
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'na' adjective, noun
sensitivity; sensibility; susceptibility; sensitive (to); well attuned to(click the word for examples and links)
An additional 5 less common words include 敏 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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