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賢

intelligent
Stroke count: 16

Readings

On readingケン
Kun readingかしこ.い
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. intelligentRtK
  2. wise
    彼は父に劣らず賢い。He is no less wise than his father.tatoeba
    さまざまな逸話から、彼女が賢明な女性であったことが伺える。According to various tales, she was a wise and smart woman.wiki
  3. wisdom
  4. cleverness
  1. clever
  2. smart
  3. well-behaved (esp. children and pets)
  4. obedient

Popular Usage

賢い賢明

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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loincloth · retainer · slave · crotch · shellfish · clam · oyster · eye (目) · animal legs (儿) · eight (八)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 915

Compound words

賢いかしこい
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient
賢明けんめい
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious
賢人けんじん
wise person; virtuous person; sage; unrefined sake
賢母けんぼ
wise mother
普賢ふげん
Samantabhadra (bodhisattva); Universal Compassion
悪賢いわるがしこい
cunning; crafty; wily; sly
遺賢いけん
able men left out of office
賢才けんさい
man of ability
賢者けんじゃ
wise person
賢哲けんてつ
wise man
古賢こけん
ancient sage
七賢しちけん
the Seven Wise Men (of Confucius's Analects)
俊賢しゅんけん
excellent wisdom
狡賢いずるがしこい
devious
愚兄賢弟ぐけいけんてい
a foolish older brother and a smart younger

Additional Examples

彼は彼のお兄さんに劣らず賢い。
He is no less wise than his brother is.tatoeba
彼は年とともに賢くなった。
He became wiser as he grew older.tatoeba
さまざまな逸話から、彼女が賢明な女性であったことが伺える。
According to various tales, she was a wise and smart woman.wiki

Stroke Order

16 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 賢

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