Keyword
talent
Info
FrequencyTop 800-900
Type
Kyōiku (2nd grade) 
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KankenLevel 9
Heisig736
Readings
さい
(97%)
ざい
(2%)
Composed of
one
hook
slash left
Mnemonic

A pictograph of a lady dancing, spinning around in circles; you can see her outstretched arms and her long skirt fluttering while she's spinning. She has talent!

Used in kanji (7 in total)
one's body
presence
existence
closed
Used in vocabulary (160 in total)
talent; ability
genius; prodigy; natural gift
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
Examples (166 in total)
Don't you think this is a good opportunity to show off your talents?
We believe he will succeed, for he has talent.
I wish I had such special talents.
I have many abilities.
My brother has a gift for painting.
He has many talents.
He has a faculty for making other people happy.
He has an aptitude for painting.
He makes good use of his talents.
We appreciate his talent.
He is the only one of my friends that is talented.
I don't have much belief in his abilities.
You have a genius for music.
You have a gift for music.
He has a talent for music.
He has a remarkable aptitude for music.
She has a genius for music.
Talent for music runs in their blood.
He has a faculty for making friends.
In a word, he is a man of genius.
I'm a genius!
You can easily tell that he is a genius.
He may be a genius.
He is a genius.
He is said to be a genius.
He was reputed to be a genius.
He thought that he was a genius.
Her son is a genius.
It is believed that she is a genius.
She is a genius.
I might be a genius.
We came to the conclusion that he is a genius.
We thought of him as a genius.
My younger brother is a genius.
Everyone recognizes the boy as a real genius.
She displayed her talents.
She is what is called a genius.
She has a genius for acting.
In general, it may be said that he is a genius in music.
She has a great faculty for music.
In short, he is a man of great ability.
As everyone knows, he is a genius.
There is no doubt about his ability.
He is a talented young director.
She has great ability in teaching English.
He had the illusion that he was a genius.
She has a talent for dance.
She prides herself on her talent.
There is no question as to her talent.
What a genius he is!
She is a kind of genius.
That boy has a great talent.
Her talent is amazing.
You should choose a job in relation to your talents and interests.
He is endowed with many talents.
You shouldn't give up just because you have no talent.
We cannot help admiring his talent.
The boy was good at mathematics so everybody considered him a genius.
He is a mathematical genius.
She was a genius in mathematics.
You don't have to be discouraged because you are not a genius.
Don't be discouraged just because you're not all that talented.
He has enough ability to manage a business.
He has managerial talent.
He had the gift of prophecy.
He has a great talent as a painter.
She is a gifted artist.
What makes one person a genius and another person a fool?
All children are potential geniuses.
I can't help admiring his talent.
There is no room to doubt that he is a gifted artist.
He has great ability as an artist.
Your son is a genius.
She was not merely beautiful, but also talented.
I agree with you that the actor is very talented.
He lacks the talent to be an actor.
He has some share of his father's genius.
Margaret has a talent for music.
It is no exaggeration to call him a genius.
He was endowed with great talents.
He is a genius in a sense.
Tom has many talents.
Tom is also musically talented.
Tom isn't as talented as you.
I think Tom is a genius.
Tom is a genius.
Is Tom a genius?
Tom is no genius.
Tom is a talented hockey player.
If you became a designer, you could make better use of your talents.
It is no exaggeration to say that he is a genius.
She has a natural talent for music.
In most countries, people under the age of 18 are considered minors - they cannot vote.
He is six years older than I.
He came to Japan when he was 10 years old.
He died at the age of seventy.
She isn't young anymore. She's at least 30 years old.
I think she's over 40 years old.
She's five years younger than him.
She's eight years old.
I'm 30 years old.
I will be fourteen years old tomorrow.
I learned to play guitar when I was ten years old.
Ten years have passed since I came to Tokyo at the age of eighteen.
He always shows off his abilities.
Her talent blossomed early.
Musical talent usually blooms at an early age.
It was when I was eight years old that I climbed Mt. Fuji with my father.
She is a genius at mathematics.
Tom is a very gifted artist.
That he is a genius is clear to everyone.
In Japan children as young as 3 begin violin lessons.
Not all of us are born with musical talent.
I have a natural ability in mathematics.
She is endowed with a talent for music.
The author doesn't display much talent in his book.
Tom is three years older than I am, but he's shorter than I am.
He's two years older than me, but he's shorter.
You should make the most of this rare opportunity to demonstrate your talent.
John is not so much a genius as a hard worker.
He is not what is called a genius. Rather, he is a hard worker.
He is not so much a genius as a hard worker.
Early in life he showed a talent for painting.
Great geniuses have the shortest biographies.
He retired on a pension at the age of sixty.
His ability in mathematics is outstanding.
Meg has a natural gift for languages.
In the U.S., most people can vote when they reach eighteen years of age.
Tom has a natural talent.
The clumsy man envied her unusual talent.
He has an extraordinary faculty for mathematics.
Gauss had an innate talent for mathematical problems.
The pianist is endowed with extraordinary talent.
The clumsy man envied her extraordinary talent.
He is endowed with unusual ability in mathematics.
She has an extraordinary ability in music.
His success is attributed more to hard work than to genius.
His wife is quite a talented woman.
His son has a gift for music.
He is a gentleman, handsome, clever, and rich.
Her genius makes up for her lack of experience.
Einstein was a mathematical genius.
My first impression was that he was a tactful politician.
Tom was the first one to recognize Mary's musical talent.
Does a child's musical talent depend on heredity?
The girl lacked musical ability.
He has an outstanding talent for music.
People often have no sympathy for geniuses.
This boy is a genius at controlling RC vehicles!
Of all the famous baseball players, he stands out as a genius.
Tom is a very talented musician.
His musical ability was fostered in Vienna.
No one was aware of her literary talent.
Edison was an inventive genius of the United States.
The boy was expelled from music school when he was 12.
No one in the neighborhood believed him to be a genius even after he had achieved world-wide fame.
Jim can be said to be a man of many talents.
I began driving our tractor when I was 12 years old to help my father out at harvest time.
The purpose of the committee is to develop children's musical talent.
Everyone says that Kate is a genius and will have a successful future.
He developed his talent for painting after fifty.
I'm an alcoholic. I'm a drug addict. I'm homosexual. I'm a genius.
He came to Tokyo at the age of three.
Are you ten years old?
"How old is she?" "She is twelve years old."
He is jealous of her talent.