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genius
Stroke count: 3

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JōyōGrade 2
  1. ability
  2. gift
  3. talent
  4. aptitude

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genie

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 736

Compound words

才能さいのう
talent; ability
鬼才きさい
wizard; genius; remarkable talent; exceptional ability
秀才しゅうさい
bright person; talented student; prodigy
多才たさい
talented
天才てんさい
genius; prodigy; natural gift
漫才まんざい
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act, usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit
非才ひさい
lack of ability; incompetence; incapacity

Stroke Order

3 strokes

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