才: talent | a moment ago

才 cái

noun | adverb
: ability; talent
: somebody of a certain type; a capable individual
: only; only then
: just now

纔 [才] cái

: a moment ago; just now
: (preceded by a clause of condition or reason) not until
: (followed by a numerical clause) only

Kun Reading

纔 | ひたた hitata

adverb
: just a tiny bit

纔か | わずか wazuka

na-adjective | adverb | noun
: only; merely; (a) little; small quantity

才能 cai2neng2: talent; ability; capacity
[さいのう sainou: talent; ability]

才智 cai2zhi4: ability & wisdom
[さいち saichi: wit and intelligence]

才幹[干] cai2gan4: ability; competence
[才幹 | さいかん saikan: ability]

才不 cai2bu4: by no means; definitely not; as if!; yeah right!

才分 cai2fen4: ability; talent; gift
[さいぶん saibun: disposition]

剛[刚]才 gang1cai2: just now; a moment ago

人才 ren2cai2: talent; talented person; looks; attractive looks; (col.) handsome man
[じんさい jinsai: man of talent; capable person; talented person]

天才 tian1cai2: talent; gift; genius; talented; gifted
[てんさい tensai: genius; prodigy; natural gift]

口才 kou3cai2: eloquence [こうさい kousai: clever speech]

纔[才]然 cai2ran2: just recently; just a moment ago; just now

剛纔[刚才] gang1cai2: (just) a moment ago

Japanese common word | expression | yojijukugo 四字熟語 | idiom | proverb
才色兼備 | さいしょくけんび saishoku kenbi
: (yoji) (a woman) being gifted with both intelligence and beauty

*博識多才 | はくしきたさい hakushiki tasai
: (yoji) wide knowledge and versatile talents; profound learning and varied attainments

**多芸多才 | たげいたさい tagei tasai
: (yoji) versatile; multi-talented

才能を伸ばす | さいのうをのばす sainou o nobasu
: to develop one’s ability

才子才に溺れる | さいしさいにおぼれる saishi saini oboreru
: A man of talent is ruined by his own talent

天賦の才能 | てんぷのさいのう tenpu no sainou
: innate ability; innate talent; natural gift

天才と狂人は紙一重 | てんさいときょうじんはかみひとえ tensai to kyoujin wa kami hitoe
: there’s but a fine line between genius and insanity

Chinese expression | chengyu 成語 | idiom | proverb
鬼才信 gui3 cai2 xin4
: who would believe it! What rubbish!

*博學多才 [博学多才] bo2 xue2 duo1 cai2
: erudite and multi-talented; versatile and able

天妒英才 tian1 du4 ying1 cai2
: heaven is jealous of heroic genius; the great have great hardship to contend with; those whom the Gods love die young

**多才多藝 [多才多艺] duo1 cai2 duo1 yi4
: multi-talented

男才女貌 nan2 cai2 nü3 mao4
OR
郎才女貌 lang2 cai2 nü3 mao4
: talented man and beautiful woman; ideal couple

不打不成才 bu4 da3 bu4 cheng2 cai2
: spare the rod and spoil the child

天才出自勤奮 [天才出自勤奋] tian1 cai2 chu1 zi4 qin2 fen4
: genius comes from hardwork. “Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration” –Thomas Edison