1.
resourcefulness; quick wit; talent for practical problem-solving
The ability to think quickly and find clever solutions, especially in practical or business matters. Implies a combination of intelligence and pragmatic adaptability.
商売の才覚がある。
To have a talent for business.
彼女は才覚のある人で、どんな困難も乗り越えてきた。
She is a resourceful person who has overcome every difficulty.
持ち前の才覚で小さな店を大企業に育て上げた。
With his innate resourcefulness, he grew a small shop into a large corporation.
2.
means of raising money; financial resourcefulness
The ability to procure money or resources when needed, often through clever or industrious means.
資金の才覚がつかない。
I can't find a way to raise the funds.
どこからか金の才覚をつけてくる。
To find a way to come up with money from somewhere.
開業に必要な資金の才覚に苦労した。
I struggled to find ways to raise the funds needed to open the business.
Combines 才 (talent) with 覚 (perception/awareness). Emphasizes practical, street-smart intelligence rather than academic brilliance. Historically associated with merchant culture in the Edo period.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 才覚がある: to be resourceful
- 才覚のある人: a resourceful person
- 商売の才覚: business acumen
- 金の才覚をつける: to find a way to raise money
- 資金の才覚: means of procuring funds
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 才能: talent; ability — more general, can refer to any kind of talent including artistic or academic. 才覚 specifically implies practical cleverness.
- 機転: quick thinking; tact — focuses on responding well in the moment, while 才覚 implies a broader, enduring quality.
- 知恵: wisdom; resourcefulness — warmer and more everyday; 才覚 has a slightly more formal, literary tone.