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賢

N2

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • intelligent
  • wise
  • wisdom
  • cleverness

On'yomi (音読み)

  • ケン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • かしこ.い
Strokes
16
JLPT Level
N2
Frequency
#1209
School Grade
Secondary
Radical
貝#154 · shell

Components

Common Words

  • 賢いかしこいi-Adj.wise, clever, smart
  • 賢人けんじんNounwise person, virtuous person, sage
  • 賢母けんぼNounwise mother
  • 賢明けんめいna-Adj.wise, sensible, well-advised, intelligent, sagacious, prudent
  • 普賢ふげんNounSamantabhadra (bodhisattva), Universal Compassion
  • 悪賢いわるがしこいi-Adj.cunning, crafty, wily, sly
  • 賢才けんさいNounman of ability, gifted man
  • 賢者けんじゃNounwise person, sage

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