Word Meaning 目端がきく

めはしがきく mehashigakiku

目端がきく is read as めはしがきく (mehashigakiku) and means to be quick-witted.

Meaning

English

to be quick-witted
to be tactful
to be sensible

Reading

Kana

めはしがきく

Romaji

mehashigakiku

Writing Variants

目端が利く めはしがきく mehashi ga kiku

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 29 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Proverb ✓ Rank 68162 Priority K

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

目端

めはし

quick-wittedness

目標

もくひょう

mark

目撃

もくげき

witnessing

目盛り

めもり

gradations (on a ruler, thermometer, etc.)

目隠し

めかくし

concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside

目障り

めざわり

eyesore

目張り

めばり

putting on eyeliner (in theatre)

目結

めゆい

heraldic design of a square with a hole in the center

目的論的証明

もくてきろんてきしょうめい

teleological argument

目的節

もくてきせつ

object clause

目的要素

もくてきようそ

target element

目標設定

もくひょうせってい

goal setting