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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

  • 賢けんNoun
    intelligence, genius, scholarship
  • 普賢ふげんNoun
    Samantabhadra (bodhisattva), Universal Compassion
  • 賢人けんじんNoun
    wise person, virtuous person, sage
  • 賢明けんめいna-adjective
    wise, sensible, well-advised
  • 賢いかしこいi-adjective
    wise, clever, smart
  • 悪賢いわるがしこいi-adjective
    cunning, crafty, wily
  • 賢所かしこどころNoun
    palace sanctuary
  • 賢母けんぼNoun
    wise mother

Practice in Kanjiru

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