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賢

賢 — intelligent, wise, wisdom

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ケン
Kun
かしこい
Strokes
16
JLPT
N2
School grade
8

Common words with 賢

  • 普賢ふげんSamantabhadra (bodhisattva); Universal CompassionCommon
  • 賢人けんじんwise person; virtuous person; sageCommon

    賢人いわく、人生は失望の連続である。
    Some wise man has said life consists of one disappointment after another.

  • 賢明けんめいwise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudentCommon

    あなたが彼女と別れるのは賢明である。
    You will do well to leave her.

  • 悪賢いわるがしこいcunning; crafty; wily; slyCommon
  • 賢いかしこいwise; clever; smartCommon
  • 賢母けんぼwise motherCommon
  • 賢所かしこどころpalace sanctuaryOccasional
  • 賢者けんじゃwise person; sageOccasional
  • 賢妻けんさいwise (house)wifeRare
  • 賢王けんおうwise ruler; sage king; intelligent and virtuous monarchRare
  • 七賢しちけんthe Seven Wise Men (of Confucius's Analects)Rare
  • 古賢こけんancient sageRare
  • 賢者の石けんじゃのいしphilosopher's stoneRare
  • 賢者タイムけんじゃタイムpost-coital clarity; period after orgasm when a man is free from sexual desire…Rare
  • 賢者モードけんじゃモードpost-coital clarity; period after orgasm when a man is free from sexual desire…Rare
  • 五賢帝ごけんていthe Five Good Emperors (of the Roman Empire; Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus…Rare
  • 賢臣けんしんwise and able retainerRare
  • 聖人賢者せいじんけんじゃperson of lofty virtue and great wisdomRare
  • 俊賢しゅんけんexcellent wisdomRare
  • ずる賢いずるがしこいdevious; cunning; sly; craftyRare

With the N5–N2 kanji, you can read 43 words that use 賢.

  • 普賢 ふげん Samantabhadra (bodhisattva); Universal Compassion
  • 賢人 けんじん wise person; virtuous person; sage
  • 賢明 けんめい wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
  • 賢い かしこい wise; clever; smart
  • 賢母 けんぼ wise mother

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