Word Meaning 頭が切れる

あたまがきれる atama ga kireru

頭が切れる is read as あたまがきれる (atama ga kireru) and means to be sharp.

Meaning

English

  1. to be sharp
  2. to be keen
  3. to be on the ball
  4. to have a mind like a steel trap
  5. to be clever

Reading

Kana

あたまがきれる

Romaji

atama ga kireru

Writing Variants

  • 頭がきれる あたまがきれる atamagakireru

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 28 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Proverb Rank 91425 Priority O

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

頭切れ

とうきれ

clipping off the beginning of a speech transmission

先頭を切る

せんとうをきる

to go first

頭が回る

あたまがまわる

to get one's head around

頭に入れる

あたまにいれる

to keep in mind

頭が下がる

あたまがさがる

to admire greatly

頭を下げる

あたまをさげる

to apologize

頭に血が上る

あたまにちがのぼる

to lose one's cool

頭を振る

かぶりをふる

to shake one's head (in denial)

頭を丸める

あたまをまるめる

to become a monk

あたま

hair (on one's head)

頭打ち

あたまうち

reaching a peak

頭痛

ずつう

headache

Example Sentences

7

He is sharp-witted.

He certainly is smart.

I think Tom is smart.

She's smarter than him.

Tom is really smart, isn't he?

I wish I were as smart as you are.

She's smarter than Mary, but not as beautiful as Mary.