Word Meaning 鬼才

きさい kisai

鬼才 is read as きさい (kisai) and means wizard.

Meaning

English

wizard
genius
remarkable talent
exceptional ability

Reading

Kana

きさい

Romaji

kisai

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 11788 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

鬼

き

Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

鬼神

きじん

fierce god

鬼子母神

きしぼじん

Hariti (goddess of childbirth and children)

鬼気

きき

ghastly

鬼門

きもん

weak point

鬼田平子

おにたびらこ

Oriental false hawksbeard (Youngia japonica)

鬼も十八番茶も出花

おにもじゅうはちばんちゃもでばな

just as even coarse tea tastes good when fresh, even homely girls look beautiful at the peak of their youth

鬼も十八

おにもじゅうはち

even homely girls look beautiful at the peak of their youth

鬼金目

おにきんめ

common fangtooth (Anoplogaster cornuta)

鬼百合

おにゆり

tiger lily (Lilium lancifolium)

秀才

しゅうさい

bright person

漫才

まんざい

manzai