頭が切れる

Japanese

Kanji in this term
頭 切
あたま
Grade: 2
き
Grade: 2
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
頭がきれる

Etymology

Compound of 頭 +‎ が +‎ 切れる.

Verb

頭(あたま)が切(き)れる • (atama ga kireru) ichidan (stem 頭(あたま)が切(き)れ (atama ga kire), past 頭(あたま)が切(き)れた (atama ga kireta))

  1. (idiomatic) to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever

Conjugation

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