聡い

Japanese

Kanji in this term
聡
Jinmeiyō

Alternative forms

敏い

Etymology

From Old Japanese. Cognate with verbs 諭す (satosu, “admonish, correct; enlighten”) and 悟る, 覚る (satoru, “become enlightened; perceive, realize”).

Pronunciation

Kun'yomi
IPA^(key): [sa̠to̞i]

Adjective

聡い (-i inflection, hiragana さとい, rōmaji satoi)

clever, keen, quick on the uptake
- 970-999, Utsubo Monogatari (Toshikage)
  御子腹に、ヲのこ一人持たり。その子、心のさときことかぎりなし。

References

Kōno, Tama (c. 970–999) Nihon Koten Bungaku Taikei 10: Utsubo Monogatari 1 (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, published 1959, →ISBN.

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