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Kanji for Quick wit
The kanji for “quick wit” is 敏, read bin and written in 10 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
quick wit
Quick, sharp and perceptive.
10 strokes On reading ビン (bin) Kun reading さとい (satoi) JLPT N1
Dictionary meanings: cleverness, agile, alert
Readings used for names on Nazuke: satoshi, toshi, bin
In Japan it appears in about 456 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, mostly in boys’ names.
Names written with 敏: Devin 天敏 · Kevin 慶敏 · Vin 敏 · Bing 敏空 · Albin 愛瑠敏 · Alvin 愛瑠敏 · Arvin 安敏 · Edvin 英斗敏 · Elvin 恵瑠敏 · Ervin 安敏 · Gavin 賀敏 · Irvin 安敏 and 22 more
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