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Kanji Detail for 賢 - "wise, clever, sage"
賢
- Meaning
賢 means "wise, clever, sage."
Wise - Clever; intelligent; having excellent abilities.
Sage - A wise person; a person of outstanding virtue.
Superior - Excellent; outstanding.
To respect - To honor; to revere as a sage.
To labor - To work hard; to make effort.
Honorific - Added to show respect for the other person.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
intelligent; wise; wisdom; cleverness
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
virtuous, worthy, good; able
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
worthy or virtuous person; honorific used for a person of the same or a younger generation
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
virtuous, worthy; good, able
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
One whose virtue, conduct, and ability exceed others is called 賢. Such as 聖賢 (sages and worthies), 高賢 (eminent worthy). | To consider good. "Analects" says "Esteem the worthy and change one's countenance." | To excel. When something is better than another, it is called 賢.
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Sentences including 賢
She is very beautiful , and what is more , very wise.
Let's make use of our time wisely.
いつでは賢い人なんていません。
No man is wise at all times.
He looks like a clever boy.
He is a man of wisdom.
She is not only honest , but also wise.
I felt that the plan was unwise.
She is a most wise mother.
The old man looked wise.
She is very wise.