奇才（きさい）
JLPT N2 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, then stays high with no drop
Meaning: extraordinary talent
Example sentences
- 彼は音楽界の奇才と呼ばれる。 — He is called a genius of the music world.
- 奇才ならではの発想に驚く。 — I'm amazed by ideas only a genius could come up with.
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