Meaning of 賢(けん) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level

賢

Kana Reading

けん

Romaji

ken

Word Senses

• Parts of speech

  noun (common) (futsuumeishi), adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

  Meaning

  intelligence; genius; scholarship; virtue

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Related Kanji

賢 JLPT 2

16 strokes

intelligent, wise, wisdom, cleverness

On'Yomi: ケン

Kun'Yomi: かしこ.い

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