Kanji
N1 10 strokes Grade 8 freq #1042

cleverness, agile, alert

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Radical (部首)

rap bokuzukuri

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

sensitive; alert
nervousness; oversensitivity
quick; prompt
sharp (eyes, ears, etc.); keen
quickness; agility
ability; capability
hyperesthesia; hypersensitivity
noise sensitivity; hyperacusis
dexterity (esp. as an attribute in RPGs)
The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe (orig. Japanese title)

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

quick to seize an opportunity
to show one's competence; to demonstrate one's skill
context sensitive

Example sentences

He is alive to his own interests.

He is alive to his own interests.

Such an alert man as he couldn't have failed to adapt himself to the new situation.

A blind person's hearing is often very acute.