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Definition and Synonyms for 機知
| 1. | 才智 | 知能 |
| Brain | mental ability | |
| Synonyms: | とんち, ウイット, エスプリ, 学習能力, 巧知, 才, 才力, 才気, 才知, 機知, 歳, 知力, 知性, 知恵, 知的能力, 知能, 頓才, 頭脳 | |
| 2. | 才覚 | めったにない問題を工夫をこらして対処する能力 |
| Resourcefulness | the ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problems | |
| Synonyms: | 才気, 才覚, 機知, 知恵, 知略 | |
| 3. | ヒューモー | 巧妙さ、話術または不合理さが笑いを引き起こすメッセージ |
| Humour | a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter | |
| Synonyms: | とんち, ウイット, エスプリ, ユーモア, ヒューモア, 機知, 洒落, 洒落, 洒落, 洒落る, 諧謔 |
Meanings for each kanji in 機知
| » | 機 | mechanism; opportunity; occasion; machine; airplane |
| » | 知 | know; wisdom |
Categories 機知 is a member of
| 1. | 才智 | 理解する能力 |
| Intelligence | the ability to comprehend | |
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| 2. | 内容 | コミュニケーションが伝えるもの |
| Substance | what a communication that is about something is about | |
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| 3. | 創造性に富んだ想像力 | |
| Ingeniousness | the power of creative imagination | |
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Sample Sentences for 機知
私の兄はとても頭がよく機知に富んでいるので、議論をしても負けてしまいます。
My brother is so smart and witty that I cannot beat him in an argument.
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