聡い

さとい【聡い】

( ⇒ かしこい )

hardheaded

抜け目のない， 実際的な；計算にさとい

*practical

(人などが)実利にさとい.

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さとい【聡い･敏い】

1 〔賢い〕 clever; intelligent; quick-witted; smart.

●さとい子 a very clever child.

2 〔鋭い〕 sharp; acute; keen; quick.

●耳がさとい have a sharp ear; be quick of hearing

・利にさとい be alive [wide awake] to one's interests; have an eye for the main chance.

●子供はさといから親の隠し事をすぐ感じ取る. A child is very perceptive, so it is quick to sense something its parents are trying to hide.