► 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:
- 彼の漫才は下ネタが多い ⇨ His stand-up involves a lot of sex topics
- 持って生まれた才能 ⇨ A talent one is born with
- 大阪は漫才の中心地だ ⇨ Osaka is the center of manzai, Japanese stand-up comic
- 彼は天才武将として名を轟かせた ⇨ He became famous as a genius general
- 彼は三才の時に養子に取られた ⇨ He was adopted when he was three
- 彼は四十才で急死した ⇨ He suddenly died at the age of 40
- 彼の技は天才的だ ⇨ His skills are those of a genius
- 彼は天才の一種と言えないこともない ⇨ You could say he is some kind of genius
- 彼は天才と謳われている ⇨ He is touted as a genius
- 五十才くらいになると殆どの人は老眼になる ⇨ Most people get presbyopia around 50
- 彼女の才能は他とは比べ物にならない ⇨ Her talent is beyond comparison with others
- 彼女は特別な才能を持っている ⇨ She has a special talent
- 彼には人を笑わせる天性の才能がある ⇨ He has a natural talent to make people laugh
- 彼女は16才の時に芸能界にデビューした ⇨ She debuted in the entertainment world when she was 16
- 最近才能のある新人がどんどん出て来る ⇨ Recently talented newcomers are emerging one after another