賢 — kanji meaning “intelligent”
賢
intelligent, wise, wisdom, cleverness
- Meanings
- intelligent, wise, wisdom, cleverness
- On'yomi
- ケン (ken)
- Kun'yomi
- かしこ.い
- Name readings
- かた、さか、さと、さとし、たか、たて
- Strokes
- 16
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #1159 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 154
- Chinese reading
- xián — Chinese character page
Words with 賢
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 賢明 | けんめい kenmei | wise; sensible; well-advised |
| 賢い | かしこい kashikoi | wise; clever; smart |
| 賢人 | けんじん kenjin | wise person; virtuous person; sage |
| 賢者 | けんじゃ kenja | wise person; sage |
| 賢所 | かしこどころ kashikodokoro | palace sanctuary |
| 小賢しい | こざかしい kozakashii | smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky |
| 悪賢い | わるがしこい warugashikoi | cunning; crafty; wily |
| 普賢 | ふげん fugen | Samantabhadra (bodhisattva); Universal Compassion |
| 大賢 | たいけん taiken | great sage |
| 良妻賢母 | りょうさいけんぼ ryousaikenbo | good wife and wise mother |
| 賢母 | けんぼ kenbo | wise mother |
| 普賢菩薩 | ふげんぼさつ fugenbosatsu | Samantabhadra (Bodhisattva); Fugen; Puxian |
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