賢
cleverness, intelligent, wisdom, wise
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Nanori (名乗り)
Stroke Order
16 / 16
Information
Grade:8
Strokes:16
JLPT:2
Frequency:1159
Vocabulary
ケン
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 賢人 | ケンジン | wise person; virtuous person; sage; unrefined sake |
| 賢明 | ケンメイ | wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent |
| 賢者 | ケンシャ | wise person; sage |
| 賢母 | ケンボ | wise mother |
| 賢所 | ケンショ | palace sanctuary |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 悪賢い | わるがしこい | cunning; crafty; wily; sly |
| 賢い | かしこい | wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good |
| 普賢 | ふげん | Samantabhadra (bodhisattva); Universal Compassion |
| 賢者 | けんじゃ | wise person; sage |
| 賢木 | さかき | sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine) |
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buy
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emit, erupt, flush out, spout
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