genius

Japanese: genius
genius

...It also refers to a person who has such talent and shows unparalleled creativity in each field. As the corresponding English word genius and French word génie originally come from the Latin word genius, which meant "guardian deity" or "guardian spirit," it was believed that such gods and spirits bestowed natural talents in ancient times. The Chinese word "genius" is also used as a word meaning "talent bestowed by heaven," and the example of Wang Bo, one of the four great poets of the early Tang Dynasty who dominated the poetry world with his brilliant style of poetry, is well known (New Book of Tang)....

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "genius" are listed below.

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Japanese:

…またそのような才能を持ち,それぞれの分野で比類ない創造性を発揮する人をいう。これにあたる英語のgenius,フランス語のgénieが,もともと〈守護神〉や〈守護霊〉を指すラテン語ゲニウスgeniusに由来することからもわかるように,古くはこういう神や霊が天賦の才をさずけてくれるものと考えられた。〈天才〉という漢語もまさに,〈天から分かち与えられた(すぐれた)才能〉を意味する言葉として使われており,初唐四傑の一人として華麗な詩風で詩壇を圧した王勃の例がよく知られる(《新唐書》)。…

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