Phonosemantic compound. 攵 represents the meaning and 每 represents the sound.
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Historical Evolution
敏
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
敏
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
敏
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
敏
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
敏
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
敏
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
敏
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
敏
Regular
Modern
Chinese
敏 [mǐn]
quick; nimble; agile; clever; smart
Japanese
quick; nimble; agile; sharp; smart; clever
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
敏 さとし
Satoshi surnamegiven name
敏 さとる
Satoru female given name
敏 つとむ
Tsutomu male given name
敏 とし
Toshi female given namesurname
敏 としかつ
Toshikatsu unclassified name
敏 としじ
Toshiji unclassified name
敏 としつぐ
Toshitsugu unclassified name
敏 はや
Haya given name
敏 はやし
Hayashi given name
敏 びん
Bin given name
敏 みん
Min unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (60)
敏感 [mǐngǎn] #2,963
sensitive
过敏 [guòmǐn] #3,500
oversensitive
过敏 [guòmǐn] #3,500
oversensitive
敏锐 [mǐnruì] #8,250
keen
敏锐 [mǐnruì] #8,250
keen
敏捷 [mǐnjié] #10,564
nimble
灵敏 [língmǐn] #11,872
smart
灵敏 [língmǐn] #11,872
smart
敏感性 [mǐngǎnxìng] #11,026
sensitive
过敏性 [guòmǐnxìng] #24,455
hypersensitive
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JAPANESE WORDS (39)
⭐ 敏感 [びんかん] #4,004
sensitive
俊敏 [しゅんびん] #14,964
quick-witted and agile
⭐ 機敏 [きびん] #17,247
quick
⭐ 鋭敏 [えいびん] #17,285
sharp (eyes, ears, etc.)
聡い [さとい] #17,721
clever
敏捷 [びんしょう] #18,873
nimble
⭐ 過敏 [かびん] #20,136
nervousness
目ざとい [めざとい] #21,999
sharp-eyed
⭐ 敏腕 [びんわん] #33,257
ability
敏捷性 [びんしょうせい] #48,414
agility
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