Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 機敏(きびん) in Japanese

機敏
Kana Reading
きびん
Romaji
kibin
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
    Example sentence
    機敏に動いて火事消し止めた He acted quickly and put out the fire.

Examples of 機敏, きびん in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

10 strokes

cleverness, agile, alert

On'Yomi: ビン

Kun'Yomi: さとい

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JLPT 3

16 strokes

mechanism, opportunity, occasion, machine, airplane

On'Yomi: キ

Kun'Yomi: はた

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10 strokes

On'Yomi: ビン

Kun'Yomi:

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