Word Meaning 知恵が回る

ちえがまわる chie ga mawaru

知恵が回る is read as ちえがまわる (chie ga mawaru) and means to be quick-witted.

Meaning

English

  1. to be quick-witted
  2. to think fast
  3. to be shrewd

Reading

Kana

ちえがまわる

Romaji

chie ga mawaru

Writing Variants

  • 知恵がまわる ちえがまわる chiegamawaru

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 30 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Proverb Rank 48512 Priority H

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

知恵を絞る

ちえをしぼる

to rack one's brain

知恵

ちえ

prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)

知恵遅れ

ちえおくれ

mental retardation

知恵袋

ちえぶくろ

all one's wisdom

知恵分別

ちえふんべつ

wisdom and good (common sense) judgment

知恵比べ

ちえくらべ

battle of wits

知恵負け

ちえまけ

being too clever (for one's own good)

知恵熱

ちえねつ

teething fever

知恵の輪

ちえのわ

disentanglement puzzle

知恵の板

ちえのいた

dissection puzzle (tangram, Sei Shonagon chie-no-ita, etc.)

知恵歯

ちえば

wisdom tooth