How to say clever in Japanese

JLPTN3
利口☆【りこうrikou】俐巧・悧巧・利巧 Inflection

adjectival noun / noun:

  • clever; intelligent; wise; bright; sharp; sensible; smart; shrewd
  • well-behaved (of kids, animals, etc); obedient; good - usu. as お利口 ➜ お利口
  • good (with words) - archaism

Example Sentences

そういうsouiu相手aiteのno前maeでdeはha、私のwatashino見せ掛けmisekakeだけdakeのno怜悧なreirina技術gijutsuはha、見抜かれたminukareta時tokiにni負けていたmaketeitaとto思うomou。
I think that against somebody like that, my seemingly clever techniques would be seen through and then I would be defeated.
利口なrikouna生徒seitoはhaそうしたsoushita質問shitsumonにni簡単kantanにni答えられるkotaerareru。
A clever student can answer such a question easily.
利口なrikouna学生gakusei達tachiはha早くhayakuテストTESUTOをwo終えたoeta。
The clever student finished the test quickly.
利口なrikouna学生gakuseiでdeあればarebaそのようなsonoyouna事kotoはhaしないshinaiだろうdarou。
A clever student would not do such a thing.
非常にhijouni賢くkashikokuおとなしいotonashiiのでnode、このkono犬inuはha私watashiにとってnitotte良いyoi友達tomodachiですdesu。
Being very clever and gentle, this dog is a good companion to me.

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