頓知

Japanese

Kanji in this term
頓 知
とん
Grade: S 		ち
Grade: 2
on'yomi
Alternative spellings
頓智
トンチ

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) とんち [tòńchí] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [tõ̥˕ɲ̟t͡ɕi]

Noun

頓(とん)知(ち) or 頓知(トンチ) • (tonchi) 

  1. sharp wit; able to come up with information based on the situation immediately
    彼(かれ)は頓(とん)知(ち)の利(　き)く男(　おとこ　)です。
    Kare wa tonchi no kiku otoko desu.
    He's a quick witted man.

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