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Dictionary: “知恵”

知恵

ちえ

wisdom; wit; sagacity; sense; intelligence

Example sentence

He is a man of wisdom.

Kanji details

Kun/On information

知
On
ち
Kun
し.る;し.らせる
Stroke count
8

・know

・wisdom

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恵
On
けい;え
Kun
めぐ.む;めぐ.み
Stroke count
10

・favor

・blessing

・grace

・kindness

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Related words to 知恵

23 related words

知恵

ちえ

→

prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)

知恵袋

ちえぶくろ

→

all one's wisdom

知恵遅れ

ちえおくれ

→

mental retardation

知恵袋

ちえぶくろ

→

the brains (of a group);the smart one;fount of wisdom;personal adviser

知恵が回る

ちえがまわる

→

to be quick-witted;to think fast;to be shrewd

知恵の板

ちえのいた

→

dissection puzzle (tangram, Sei Shonagon chie-no-ita, etc.)

知恵の輪

ちえのわ

→

disentanglement puzzle;wire puzzle

知恵を絞る

ちえをしぼる

→

to rack one's brain

知恵分別

ちえふんべつ

→

wisdom and good (common sense) judgment

知恵才覚

ちえさいかく

→

having wisdom and resources;being clever and talented

知恵歯

ちえば

→

wisdom tooth

知恵比べ

ちえくらべ

→

battle of wits;contest of wits

知恵熱

ちえねつ

→

unexplained fever in an infant (in the past believed to be related to intellectual development);teething fever

知恵者

ちえしゃ

→

wise man

知恵蔵

ちえぞう

→

Chiezō (Japanese dictionary published by Asahi Shimbun)

知恵負け

ちえまけ

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being too clever (for one's own good);getting done in by one's own cleverness

知恵熱

ちえねつ

→

fever that comes from using one's head too much

知恵がまわる

ちえがまわる

→

to be quick-witted;to think fast;to be shrewd

知恵板

ちえのいた

→

dissection puzzle (tangram, Sei Shonagon chie-no-ita, etc.)

知恵熱

ちえぼとり

→

unexplained fever in an infant (in the past believed to be related to intellectual development);teething fever

知恵競べ

ちえくらべ

→

battle of wits;contest of wits

知恵熱

ちえぼとり

→

fever that comes from using one's head too much

知恵者

ちえもの

→

wise man