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    3. 機転

    機転

    機き転てん

    quick-wittedness

    KMT9News #35+1NounEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab27 strokes

    気転

    きてん

    Noun

    1.
    quick-wittedness, tact

    Stroke 0 / 27

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    彼かれは機き転てんが利きく人ひとです。

    He is a quick-witted person.

    KMT7Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    彼かの女じょの機き転てんのおかげで、その場ばが和なごみました。

    Thanks to her quick-wittedness, the atmosphere became more relaxed.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    機き転てんを利きかせることは、人にん間げん関かん係けいを円えん滑かつにする上うえで重じゅう要ようです。

    Being quick-witted is important for smoothing out human relationships.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    接せっ客きゃく業ぎょうでは、お客きゃく様さまの状じょう況きょうに合あわせて機き転てんを利きかせることが求もとめられます。

    In the service industry, quick-wittedness is required to adapt to customers' situations.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyWork & CareerDaily Life
    予よ期きせぬ事じ態たいにも機き転てんを利きかせ、彼かれは危き機きを乗のり越こえました。

    Even in unexpected situations, he used his quick-wittedness to overcome the crisis.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life

    Kanji that make up this word

    機
    はた…(1)
    loom・mechanism・machine・airplane・opportunity…(3)
    転
    ころ.がる・ころ.げる・ころ.がす・ころ.ぶ・まろ.ぶ・うたた…(3)
    revolve・turn around・change
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