英才

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 英才 is read as えいさい; 英 (outstanding) and 才 (talent) combine to denote a highly gifted person.
• Basic usage: Use 各地から英才を集める for multiple talented people and 若い英才が課題を解く for one acting as the subject.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Talent embodied in a person
  • Rather than naming ability alone, it often refers to the person who possesses it and can therefore perform an action.
• Not restricted to a child
  • It may refer to gifted children in education, but the word itself can also denote a young talent who is not specified as a child.