顕

appear, existing

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ケン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

あきらかあらわ.れる

Nanori (名乗り)

あきあきら

Stroke Order

18 / 18

Information

Grade:8

Strokes:18

JLPT:N1

Frequency:1536

Vocabulary

ケン

Word	Reading	Meaning
顕在	ケンザイ	being actual (as opposed to hidden or latent); being apparent; being obvious; being tangible; being revealed
顕彰	ケンショウ	honouring (publicly); honoring; making someone's good deeds or achievements well-known
顕著	ケンチョ	remarkable; striking; obvious
顕微鏡	ケンビキョウ	microscope
露顕	ロケン	discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
顕す	あらわす	to represent; to signify; to stand for; to reveal; to show; to display; to express; to make widely known
顕れる	あらわれる	to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to come out; to embody; to materialize; to materialise; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
顕れ	あらわれ	embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
顕	あらわ	exposed; scanty; bare; unconcealed; naked; public; open
顕教	けんぎょう	Kengyō; exoteric Buddhism; public Buddhist teachings

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

head, counter for large animals

darkness, disappear, shade, informal, grow dark, be blinded

petition, request, vow, wish, hope

paragraph, nape of neck, clause, item, term (expression)

repeatedly, recur

chain, irons, connection

sultry, hot, summer heat