聡明

そうめい

wise

What does 聡明 mean?

聡明 is a Japanese noun meaning wise in English. It is written as 聡明 in kanji, そうめい in hiragana, and soumei in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

兄に比べれば、彼はそれほど聡明ではない。

Compared with his brother, he is not so intelligent.