Word details

賢い

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 賢い.

Dictionary

Entry

賢い畏いしこ~い Adj.Freq #4246
1

wise; clever; smart

Examples
あなたは何と賢い生徒なのでしょう。
What a clever student you are!
2

Children's language; Kansai-ben

well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

intelligent, wise, wisdom, cleverness

16 strokesFrequency 1,159JLPT N2Grade 8

On

ケン

Kun

かしこ.い

Nanori

かたさかさとさとしたかたてのりまことまさまさる

fear, majestic, graciously, be apprehensive

9 strokesFrequency 2,389Grade 8

On

Kun

おそ.れるかしこま.るかしこかしこ.し

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