賢
賢 — Intelligent
intelligent, wise, wisdom, cleverness
On’yomiケン (ken)
Kun’yomiかしこい (kashikoi)
Stroke order (16 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 賢
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 普賢 | ふげん fugen | Samantabhadra (bodhisattva); Universal Compassion |
| 賢人 | けんじん kenjin | wise person; virtuous person; sage |
| 賢明 | けんめい kenmei | wise; sensible; well-advised |
| 悪賢い | わるがしこい warugashikoi | cunning; crafty; wily |
| 賢い | かしこい kashikoi | wise; clever; smart |
| 賢所 | かしこどころ kashikodokoro | palace sanctuary |
Study notes
賢 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 16 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1159 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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