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顕

appear
Stroke count: 18

Readings

On readingケン
Kun readingあきらか、あらわ.れる
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. appearRtK
    彼は顕微鏡をのぞいていた。He was looking through a microscope.tatoeba
    彼はそのスライドを顕微鏡で見た。He looked at the slide under the microscope.tatoeba
  2. existing
  1. being actual (as opposed to hidden or latent)
  2. being apparent
  3. being obvious
  4. being tangible
  5. being revealed

Popular Usage

顕微鏡

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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sun (日) · day (日) · row · head (首) · page · one (一) · ceiling (冖) · drop (丶) · shellfish · clam · oyster · eye (目) · animal legs (儿) · eight (八)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1928

Compound words

顕微鏡けんびきょう
microscope
顕在けんざい
being actual (as opposed to hidden or latent); being apparent; being obvious; being tangible; being revealed
顕彰けんしょう
honouring (publicly); honoring; making someone's good deeds or achievements well-known
顕著けんちょ
remarkable; striking; obvious
貴顕きけん
distinguished person
顕すあらわす
to represent
顕現けんげん
manifestation
顕微けんび
microscopic
丕顕ひけん
great and brilliant
顕れるあらわれる
to appear
顕花植物けんかしょくぶつ
phanerogam
破邪顕正はじゃけんしょう
(sense of) crushing evil and spreading the truth

Additional Examples

誰が顕微鏡を発明したかご存知ですか。
Do you know who invented the microscope?tatoeba
細菌は顕微鏡の力を借りて初めて見られる。
Germs can only be seen with the aid of a microscope.tatoeba

Stroke Order

18 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 顕

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step