► 名詞
才 [(1)さい] [liter] meaning: talent rank: 4
☆ 彼には商売の才が有る ⇨ He has talent for business
► 接尾辞
才 [(1)さい] meaning: age rank: 1
☆ あなた何才？ (なんさい) ⇨ How old are you? (☛ A simpler form of 歳)
More examples:
- 彼女は一言で言えば天才だ ⇨ If I put her in one word, it’s “genius”
- 彼は彼女の真の才能を即座に見抜いた ⇨ He immediately saw her true potential
- 彼は十才の時に入山した ⇨ He entered the temple (to be a monk) at age 10
- 彼は若くして才能を認められた ⇨ He was recognized for his talent at a young age
- 天才にしか出来ない発想 ⇨ Ideas, inventiveness, only geniuses can come up with
- 有名な漫才師が漫談するラジオ番組 ⇨ A radio program in which a famous comedian talks
- 才能だけで勝てるほどプロ野球は甘くない ⇨ You cannot win just with talent you are born with in the pro baseball. It’s not that easy
- 彼女は才能に恵まれている ⇨ She is blessed with talents
- 彼等は新しい才能の育成に力を入れている ⇨ They are focusing on developing new talents
- 有名な漫才師 ⇨ A famous comedian
- 彼女は子供の時に有名なピアニストに才能を見込まれた ⇨ She was recognized for her talent by a famous pianist (and became an apprentice) when she was little
- 大阪は漫才の中心地だ ⇨ Osaka is the center of manzai, Japanese stand-up comic
- 天才と狂気の差は紙一重だ ⇨ The difference between genius and insanity is one sheet of paper. It’s a fine line
- 彼は天才との誉れが高い ⇨ He has a high honor, receives a lot of respect, as a genius
- 奇才画家サルバドール・ダリ ⇨ A mercurial genius painter Salvador Dali