怜悧

• 読み: れいり
• ローマ字: reiri
• 漢字の分解: 怜 (rei) — acute perception, clever | 悧 (ri) — sharp, clever
• 発音: /ɾeː.ɾi/

意味

Clever; sharp; intelligent; astute. Describes an acute, perceptive intelligence that quickly grasps complex situations.

A na-adjective used almost exclusively in formal or literary contexts to praise exceptional cognitive sharpness. Unlike 賢い (clever, wise) which is common at all registers, 怜悧 implies a penetrating, analytical intellect and is rarely heard in everyday conversation. It appears in character descriptions in fiction, formal evaluations, and classical essays. Often paired with a sense of worldly perceptiveness — a 怜悧な人 not only reasons well but reads situations with precision.

例文

1. 怜悧な判断力を持つ彼女は、複雑な交渉でも常に最善の選択肢を見つけ出す。
2. 怜悧な子供ほど、大人の言葉の裏にある意図を素早く読み取ることがある。
3. 彼の怜悧さは若い頃から際立っており、周囲の大人を驚かせてきた。

使い方ガイド

場面: literature, formal evaluation, classical essays, character description

トーン: admiring

起源と歴史

Compound of 怜 (rei — clever, acute perception) and 悧 (ri — clever, sharp). Both characters are rare in modern usage but appeared in classical Chinese texts to describe extraordinary mental acuity. The pairing is intensifying — two near-synonyms combined for emphasis.

文化的背景

時代: Classical to Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Educated