► 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:
- 彼の技は天才的だ ⇨ His skills are those of a genius
- 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
- 彼は四十才の時に出家した ⇨ He left the secular world (to be a buddhist monk) when he was 40
- 私は才能が無いと言われた ⇨ I was told that I didn’t have the talent
- 私は唯の凡才だ ⇨ I am just an average Joe with mediocre talents
- 彼女は15才なのに未だに子供っぽい ⇨ She is 15 but still like a child
- 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
- 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
- 奇才画家サルバドール・ダリ ⇨ A mercurial genius painter Salvador Dali
- 彼の才能は誰もが認めている ⇨ Everybody recognizes his talent
- 日本が生んだ天才 ⇨ The genius Japan has produced
- スカウトは彼の才能に惚れ込んだ ⇨ The scout fell in love with his talent
- 彼は四十才で急死した ⇨ He suddenly died at the age of 40
- 彼は80才なのに僕よりむしろ元気な感じだ ⇨ He is 80 but almost more active than me
- 彼女は十六才で初舞台を踏んだ ⇨ She had her first stage performance when she was 16