Pre-Level 1
頴

Meaning

Kanji 頴

cleverness

cleverness, heads of grain

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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
のぎほさき
Onyomi 音読み
エイ
Nanori 名乗り
えかい

Variant: 穎 (Formal) , 颕 (Itaiji) , 颖 (Itaiji)

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Kanji Kentei
Pre-Level 1
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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

彼は若いのに頴悟だ。

He is clever despite being young.

その子の頴敏さには先生も驚いた。

Even the teacher was surprised by the child's sharpness.

彼女は頴才として早くから知られていた。

She had been known from an early age as someone exceptionally gifted.

秋になると田んぼの頴が金色に輝く。

In autumn, the grain heads in the rice field shine golden.

雨上がりの畑で麦の頴が重たそうに垂れていた。

After the rain, the wheat heads in the field drooped heavily.