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    3. 機敏

    機敏

    機き敏びん

    quick

    KMT8News #24+1CoreNoun, AdjectiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab26 strokes

    きびん

    Noun, Adjective

    1.
    quick, prompt, alert, smart, clever, astute, shrewd, quick-witted

    Stroke 0 / 26

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれは機き敏びんな動うごきでボールをキャッチした。

    He caught the ball with a quick movement.

    KMT7Sports & Martial Arts
    その問もん題だいに対 して、彼かの女じょは機き敏びんな対たい応おうを見みせた。

    She showed a quick and alert response to that problem.

    KMT8Emotions & PsychologyWork & Career
    機き敏びんな頭ず脳のうを持もつ人ひとは、新あたらしい情じょう報ほうを素す早ばやく理り解かいできる。

    People with quick minds can quickly understand new information.

    KMT8Emotions & PsychologyEducation
    彼かの女じょの機き敏びんな受うけ答こたえは、面めん接せつ官かんに好こう印いん象しょうを与あたえた。

    Her quick-witted responses left a good impression on the interviewer.

    KMT8Emotions & PsychologyWork & Career
    危き機き的てき状じょう況きょうにおいて、リーダーには機き敏びんな判はん断だん力りょくが求もとめられる。

    In a crisis situation, a leader is required to have quick and astute judgment.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyPolitics & Law

    Kanji that make up this word

    機
    はた…(1)
    loom・mechanism・machine・airplane・opportunity…(3)
    敏
    さとい…(5)
    cleverness・agile・alert
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