賢

intelligent, wise, wisdom, cleverness

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ケン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

かしこ.い

Nanori (名乗り)

かたさかさとさとしたかたてのりまことまさまさる

Stroke Order

16 / 16

Information

Grade:8

Strokes:16

JLPT:N2

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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These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

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