才覚|さいかくsaikaku[0]heiban (flat)
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- nounready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; talent; acumen; powers; knack
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbraising (money)
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 才覚する(さいかくする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 才覚します(さいかくします) |
| Negative (nai) | 才覚しない(さいかくしない) |
| polite (masen) | 才覚しません(さいかくしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 才覚せず・才覚せぬ(さいかくせず・さいかくせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 才覚した(さいかくした) |
| polite (mashita) | 才覚しました(さいかくしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 才覚しなかった(さいかくしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 才覚しませんでした(さいかくしませんでした) |
| Te form | 才覚して(さいかくして) |
| Potential | 才覚できる(さいかくできる) |
| Passive | 才覚される(さいかくされる) |
| Causative | 才覚させる(さいかくさせる) |
| Causative passive | 才覚させられる(さいかくさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 才覚すれば(さいかくすれば) |
| tara | 才覚したら(さいかくしたら) |
| Volitional | 才覚しよう(さいかくしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 才覚しましょう(さいかくしましょう) |
| Imperative | 才覚しろ(さいかくしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym機知きちWrittenWritten word for wit — intelligence that works quickly on the spot, as in 「機知に富む」; 「才覚」 is the practical knack for business and affairs, and also for raising money.
- Synonym才気さいきWrittenWritten word for brilliance and talent; it suggests ability that shows outwardly, as in 「才気煥発」, while 「才覚」 is practical resourcefulness.
- Synonym知恵ちえNeutralThe most general word for wisdom and ideas, as in 「知恵を絞る」; 「才覚」 is more the quick-witted knack for getting things done or raising money.
- Related臨機応変りんきおうへんNeutralFour-character idiom for adapting to circumstances; it is about how you handle a situation, while 「才覚」 is the flexible-minded knack, and also covers raising money.
- Antonym無能むのうNeutralIncompetence or an incompetent person; the opposite of having the knack that 「才覚」 describes.
- Antonym無才むさいWrittenWritten word for lacking talent; the direct opposite of the ability that 「才覚」 denotes.
For wisdom say 「知恵」, for adapting to the moment 「臨機応変」. 「才覚」 is the flexible mind and knack for business and handling affairs — 「商売の才覚がある」 — and also raising money: 「資金を才覚する」. For wit, say 「機知」.
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