しゅうさい

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of しゅうさい – see the following entry.

【秀才】

[noun] (historical) in the 律令 (Ritsuryō) system of ancient Japan, one of the subjects in the examination to enter the civil service

[noun] (historical) in the 律令 (Ritsuryō) system of ancient Japan, someone who has passed such an examination

[noun] (historical) a xiucai, licentiate (scholar who has passed the entry-level examination to study at a college) [from the Ming-Qing dynasties]

[noun] (historical) a person recommended for a government post by a provincial governor

[noun] (by extension) a scholar, intellectual, person of knowledge

[noun] (by extension) a prodigy, a brilliant person

(This term, しゅうさい, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)