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jmdict 2757930 Active (id: 1117616)
頭の回転
あたまのかいてん
1. [exp,n]
▶ thoughts
▶ thinking
Cross references:
  ⇐ see: 2758080 頭の回転の速い【あたまのかいてんのはやい】 1. quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking
  ⇐ see: 2758110 頭の回転が速い【あたまのかいてんがはやい】 1. quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking
  ⇐ see: 2758090 頭の回転が遅い【あたまのかいてんがおそい】 1. slow-witted; dull; slow on the uptake



History:
3. A 2012-11-25 09:47:52  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
KOD追加語彙, リーダーズ+プラス, GG5 (in examples).
  Comments:
This gets 3M+, and 頭の回転の速い gets 500k and 頭の回転が遅い gets 190k. I think we need all three.
  Diff:
@@ -11,0 +11,1 @@
+<pos>&exp;</pos>
2. A* 2012-11-25 08:43:23  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
This should perhaps be 頭の回転が早い/速い instead (早い in nikk, 
速い in eij), though eij has this by itself as well...
1. A* 2012-11-24 00:17:37  winnie <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Feel free to modify or add to the meaning(s).  What I've listed is my understanding of the phrase in the context in which I found it. There are 4.2 million google results, and it seems like there might be other nuances or uses that I don't know or don't understand.

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