How to say "gifted" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- no-adjectiveA loanword for 'gifted' as a noun: a gifted person, or intellectual giftedness itself, the sense used in education and psychology. It names the person or the trait.
- 天才的てんさいてきna-adjectiveCovers 'gifted' as an adjective: it characterizes talent, ability, or work as prodigious and brilliant, like that of a genius — the 'prodigious, virtuoso' side of the English word.
Both are less common renderings: 「ギフテッド」 names a gifted person or intellectual giftedness itself, while 天才的 means prodigious or virtuoso-like brilliance in talent or work.
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