き
機
びん
敏

adjectival noun or quasi-adjective, noun

  1. smart, clever, shrewd, astute, canny, quick-witted, alert, quick, prompt.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
き
機
びん
敏
 機敏 きびん ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

loom, mechanism, machine
キ　はた (4th, N3)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
how many, how much, how far
いく-　キ　い (7th, N3)
minute, extremely small, tiny
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ　ちいさい (Kentei 1)
protection
ジュ　まもり　まも.る (Kentei 1)
5th calendar sign
つちのえ　ボ　ボウ (Kentei Pre-1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
halberd, arms, festival car
ほこ　カ　ほこづくり (Kentei 1)
piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)
ヨク　いぐるみ (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
cleverness, agile, alert
ビン　さとい　さとし (7th, N1)
every
マイ　ごと　つね (2nd, N5)
person(人) variant
do not, must not, be not
ブ　ム　はは (Kentei 1)
strike, hit, folding chair radical variant (no. 66)
ホク (Kentei 1)
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ　ゲ　おさ.める (Kentei 1)