知恵袋|ちえぶくろchiebukuro[3]nakadaka (mid-high)

Common
Definitions
  1. nounall one's wisdom; bag (full) of wisdom
  2. nounthe brains (of a group); the smart one; fount of wisdom; personal adviser
Synonyms & antonyms
  • SynonymブレーンNeutralNeutral loanword for an adviser or brain trust who devises ideas for a leader or organization; used in speech and writing alike, but never means wisdom itself.
  • Related知嚢ちのうWrittenWritten/formal word for a person brimming with wisdom or resourcefulness who offers counsel; synonymous with 「知恵袋」 but rare even in prose.

Use 「知恵袋」 for a person brimming with wisdom or the one who comes up with ideas in a group, as in 「おばあちゃんの知恵袋」; for advisers to political or business leaders use 「ブレーン」; 「知嚢」 is its rare written equivalent.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 知恵ちえが入はいっているとされる空想くうそう上じょうの袋ふくろ。転てんじて考かんがえ得えるすべての知恵ちえ。
  2. 組織そしきやグループなどで知恵ちえがある者もの。
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