Illustration: In a Japanese apartment's dining area, a kitten darts between chair legs while its owner tries to retrieve a stolen sock. The kitten's body bends tightly around one wooden leg, its front paws already aimed through the next narrow gap and its tail counterbalancing the turn.

JLPT N1i-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

すばしこい

subashikoi

nimble, agile

すばしっこい is another common form. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

リスはすばしこく木きを登のぼる。
Squirrels are nimble in climbing trees.
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雀すずめは動作どうさが非常ひじょうにすばしこい。
A sparrow is very alert in its movements.
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弟おとうとはすばしこいので、鬼おにごっこではなかなか捕つかまらない。
My little brother is so quick that he’s hard to catch when we play tag.
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