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敏

Alert
Stroke count: 10

Readings

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JLPT level: N1JōyōGrade 8Level 40

Meanings

  1. alert
  2. sharp
  3. quick
  4. clevernessRtK
  1. nimble
  2. agile
  3. smart

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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every · reclining · lying down · mother (母) · breasts · taskmaster

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 498

Compound words

鋭敏えいびん
sharp (eyes, ears, etc.); keen; acute; sensitive; sharp-witted
過敏かびん
nervousness; oversensitivity
機敏きびん
quick; prompt; alert; smart; clever
敏感びんかん
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
敏速びんそく
quickness; agility; activity
敏腕びんわん
ability; capability; competence; skill
穎敏えいびん
sharp (mind)
慧敏けいびん
clever
俊敏しゅんびん
quick-witted and agile
聡敏そうびん
sagacity
敏活びんかつ
quickness
敏捷びんしょう
nimble
過敏症かびんしょう
hypersensitivity
敏しょうびんしょう
nimble
光過敏性癲癇ひかりかびんせいてんかん
photosensitive epilepsy

Additional Examples

彼は非常に神経過敏である。
He is all nerves.tatoeba
彼は批評に対してたいへん敏感だ。
He is very sensitive to criticism.tatoeba
彼は批判に神経過敏だ。
He is sensitive to criticism.tatoeba
彼は若かったが、敏腕だった。
Young as he was, he was a man of ability.tatoeba

Stroke Order

10 strokes

Quick, sharp. 毎 (every) + 攵 (to urge) — urged on each time, one reacts fast.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 敏

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step