how to pronounce гений

/ˈɡʲenʲɪj/

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гений is pronounced in two syllables

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ɡʲ

2.

nʲ

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An example use of гений in a speech by a native speaker of standard russian:

“… более там его не гений россия и наши …”

meanings of гений

noun:

Genie, jinn, jinni.
Genius.

гений frequency in russian - C2 level of CEFR

the word гений occurs in russian on average 7.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.