Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
あたま
Grade: 2

Grade: 2
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
頭がきれる

Etymology edit

Compound of +‎ +‎ 切れる.

Verb edit

(あたま)()れる (atama ga kireruichidan (stem (あたま)() (atama ga kire), past (あたま)()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 edit