adjectival noun or quasi-adjective, noun

  1. intelligence, discernment.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
明敏 めいびん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

bright, light
メイ あ.かり あきら (2nd, N4)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)
cleverness, agile, alert
ビン さとい さとし (Early Jr. High, 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)