How to say "agility" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- 敏速びんそくna-adjective, nounThe everyday word for quickness and agility of movement or action; it covers the general sense of 'agility' and is the safest choice when you mean that someone or something is quick and nimble.
- nounThis loanword is the established name of the dog sport, and it also appears in business contexts about nimble organizations; for plain physical quickness one of the native words is usually the better fit.
- 敏捷性びんしょうせいnounAgility as a quality or attribute — nimbleness of movement — rather than a single swift action; use it when discussing how agile someone or something is.
- 身熟しみごなしnounReally about one's carriage and bodily movements — how a person carries and conducts themselves; 'agility' is only a peripheral shade of meaning, so this is seldom the word you want for agility itself.
Use 敏速 for quick, agile movement in general, 敏捷性 for agility as a quality, 「アジリティ」 for the loanword heard in specialized contexts such as the dog sport, and 「身熟し」 really means bodily carriage rather than agility.
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