顕 — kanji meaning “appear”
顕
appear, existing
- Meanings
- appear, existing
- On'yomi
- ケン (ken)
- Kun'yomi
- あきらか、あらわ.れる
- Name readings
- あき、あきら
- Strokes
- 18
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1536 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 181
- Chinese reading
- xiǎn
Words with 顕
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 顕微鏡 | けんびきょう kenbikyou | microscope |
| 顕著 | けんちょ kencho | remarkable; striking; obvious |
| 顕在 | けんざい kenzai | being actual (as opposed to hidden or latent); being apparent; being obvious |
| 顕彰 | けんしょう kenshou | honouring (publicly); honoring; making someone's good deeds or achievements well-known |
| 顕現 | けんげん kengen | manifestation |
| 顕示 | けんじ kenji | manifestation; public show; showing conspicuously |
| 顕正 | けんしょう kenshou | revealing or demonstrating the truth |
| 顕微 | けんび kenbi | microscopic |
| 顕花植物 | けんかしょくぶつ kenkashokubutsu | phanerogam; phanerogamous plant; phanerogamic plant |
| 顕教 | けんぎょう kengyou | Kengyō; exoteric Buddhism; public Buddhist teachings |
| 貴顕 | きけん kiken | distinguished person |
| 自己顕示 | じこけんじ jikokenji | making oneself conspicuous; pressing one's own cause |
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