talent, years old
On'yomi (音読み)
- サイ
- ザイ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- とし
About this kanji
The kanji 才, pronounced as "sai" in on'yomi and "toshiyori" in kun'yomi, primarily means talent or age. It is often used to express someone's abilities or skills. For example, 才能 (sainou) means "talent," referring to a person's natural skill in a particular area. When talking about age, you might use 歳 (sai), which simply means "years old." Another common usage is 年齢 (nenrei), meaning "age"—the number of years someone has lived. An interesting phrase is 才色兼備 (saishokukenbi), describing a person who is both talented and beautiful. Note that while 才 refers to age, it is more common to use 歳 for counting years in conversation.
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Example sentences
彼は若いのに才能がある。
He is young, yet he has talent.
Meanings across languages
- English
- talent, years old
- Tiếng Việt
- tài năng, tuổi
- 日本語
- 才能, 歳
- 한국어
- 재능, 나이
- 中文
- 才能, 岁数
- id
- bakat, tahun
- th
- ความสามารถ, อายุ
- es
- talento, años
- fr
- talent, années
- de
- Talent, Alter
- pt
- talento, anos
Common compounds
- 才能さいのうtalent, ability
- 年齢ねんれいage, years
- 歳さいyears old
- 才色兼備さいしょくけんびtalented and beautiful
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