This is the 8704th most frequent Japanese word.
明智
"明智" means "wise" or "intelligent."
In this sentence, '明智' is used as a proper noun, referring to a person's surname.
明智さんは推理小説が好きです。
Mr. Akechi likes detective novels.
Here, '明智' is used as an adjective, meaning 'wise' or 'sensible' when referring to actions or decisions.
彼は自分の行動が明智だと言いました。
He said that his actions were wise.
This sentence uses '明智' as both a proper noun reference and a contextual source for behavior or actions, intertwining it with a personal interpretation.