頓知

Japanese

Kanji in this term
頓	知
とん Grade: S	ち Grade: 2
on'yomi

Alternative forms

• 頓(とん)智(ち) (tonchi)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

頓(とん)知(ち) • (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.

Synonyms

• ウィット (witto), ウイット (uitto)
• 機(き)知(ち) (kichi)