intelligent, wise, wisdom, cleverness

On'yomi
ケン
Kun'yomi
かしこ.い
Parts
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JLPT N316 strokesSecondary#1159 most commonU+8CE2

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Words using 賢

  • 悪賢いわるがしこいcunning; crafty; wily; slyN5
  • 賢いかしこいwise; clever; smartN5
  • 賢人けんじんwise person; virtuous person; sageN5
  • 賢母けんぼwise motherN5
  • 賢明けんめいwise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudentN5
  • 普賢ふげんSamantabhadra (bodhisattva); Universal CompassionN5
  • 遺賢いけんable men left out of officeN3
  • 賢者けんじゃwise person; sageN3
  • 先賢せんけんancient sageN3
  • 前賢ぜんけんwise men of the pastN3
  • ずる賢いずるがしこいdevious; cunning; sly; craftyN3
  • 賢察けんさつdiscernmentN3
  • 聖賢せいけんsaints and sagesN3
  • 諸賢しょけん(all of) you or them; various wise individuals; gentlemenN3
  • 賢弟けんていwise younger brother; polite reference to another's younger brother, or to one's juniorN3
  • 大賢たいけんgreat sageN3
  • 賢臣けんしんwise and able retainerN3
  • 賢けんintelligence; genius; scholarship; virtueN3
  • 賢答けんとうwise answer; intelligent replyN3