俊英|しゅんえいshun'ei[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounexcellence; genius

• Synonym英才えいさいNeutralNeutral. An outstandingly talented person; common in 「英才教育」. More frequently used than 「俊英」.
• Synonym天才てんさいNeutralNeutral. The everyday word for a genius, stressing innate, extraordinary ability; more colloquial and far more common than 「俊英」.
• Synonym秀才しゅうさいNeutralNeutral. A bright student: stresses doing well at study and exams, not necessarily creativity.
• Synonym鬼才きさいNeutralNeutral. A talent beyond ordinary people, often an eccentric genius in the arts or film world; carries a colorful, individualistic nuance.
• Synonym英俊えいしゅんWrittenWritten word. A person of outstanding talent; also a male given name. Synonymous with 「俊英」 but even rarer.
• Synonym逸材いつざいNeutralNeutral. A rare, outstanding talent, usable in any field. More commonly used than 「俊英」.
• Synonym俊才しゅんさいWrittenWritten word, rarely used. Nearly synonymous with 「俊英」 but stresses the outstanding talent itself; can mostly replace it.
• Synonym俊秀しゅんしゅうWrittenWritten word, rarely used. Close in meaning to 「俊英」, with a more classical, literary flavor.
• Synonym異才いさいWrittenWritten word, rarely used. An exceptional, unusual talent; stresses being different from the crowd, even more striking than 「俊英」.
• Synonym俊逸しゅんいつWrittenWritten word, rarely used. Synonymous with 「俊英」 but with a more literary, archaic flavor.
• Synonym俊傑しゅんけつWrittenWritten word, rarely used. A hero among the talented; stresses heroic boldness, grander in tone than 「俊英」.
• Synonym奇才きさいWrittenWritten word. A genius rarely seen in the world; stresses rarity, close to 「鬼才」, while 「俊英」 stresses outstanding talent.
• Related頭脳ずのうNeutralNeutral. The head or intellect: stresses thinking power, and by extension the brains of an organization.
• Related知恵袋ちえぶくろNeutralColloquial. The one who comes up with ideas in a team or group; stresses resourcefulness, not youth or promise.
• Related才器さいきWrittenWritten word, rarely used. Talent and capacity as such; points to the ability itself rather than naming a person.
• Related俊豪しゅんごうWrittenWritten word, rarely used. A person outstanding in both learning and virtue; stresses talent paired with moral character.
• Related俊士しゅんしWrittenWritten word, rarely used. A person of outstanding talent; synonymous with 「俊才」 and literary in flavor.
• Related知嚢ちのうNeutralNeutral. A mastermind who supplies ideas and strategies; stresses providing wisdom, not youth or promise.
• Related賢才けんさいWrittenWritten word, rarely used. A wise and able person; stresses wisdom and competence, close to 「俊英」.
• Related才子さいしNeutralNeutral. A talented man, familiar from 「才子佳人」; 「俊英」 is the more formal, written choice and stresses standing out from the crowd.
• Related能才のうさいWrittenWritten word, rarely used. A capable, get-things-done person; stresses practical, hands-on ability.
• Antonym凡愚ぼんぐWrittenAntonym; written word. A mediocre, foolish person; the opposite of the brilliant 「俊英」.
• Antonym凡才ぼんさいWrittenAntonym; written word. A person of ordinary, unremarkable ability; the opposite of the exceptional 「俊英」.

Use 「俊英」 in written prose for a person of outstanding talent. In everyday speech say 「天才」; for a rare standout in any field, 「逸材」; for a strong student, 「秀才」. 「英才」 appears in 「英才教育」. Among the written near-synonyms, 「俊才」 and 「俊逸」 are closest to 「俊英」; 「鬼才」 and 「奇才」 stress eccentric or rare genius, 「俊傑」 heroic flair, 「俊豪」 learning plus virtue, 「能才」 practical ability, 「才器」 the ability itself. 「頭脳」, 「知嚢」 and 「知恵袋」 name a group's brains; 「凡才」 and 「凡愚」 are written antonyms.

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