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N2 Kanji 202: 賢

Meaning:

In Japanese,賢 means “smart”.


How to read it:

Kunyomi:かしこ、さか
Onyomi:けん


How to write it:


Origin:

You can see a man surrendered and a fist.
You are smart when you surrender if you think you can’t win, and fight when you think you can win.
So 賢 means “smart”.


Development:


Vocabulary:

LevelWordReadingMeaningType
Adv賢いかしこいsmarti-Adj
Adv賢明けんめいwiseNoun & na-Adj
S_Adv賢者けんじゃwise manNoun
Others賢人けんじんwise manNoun
Othersずる賢いずるがしこいcunningi-Adj
Others小賢しいこざかしいpretentiousi-Adj
Others悪賢いわるがしこいcunningi-Adj
Others賢察けんさつwisdomNoun & Verb
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