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Kanji Detail for 顕 - "manifest, to reveal"

顕

  • Meaning

    顕 means "manifest, to reveal." Also associated with prominent.

    1. Manifest - Clearly apparent; obvious.

    2. Prominent - Well-known; distinguished.

    3. Reveal - To make known; to show.

  • Words using 顕

    • 顕著 けんちょ Listen remarkable; striking; obvious
    • 顕彰 けんしょう Listen honouring (publicly); honoring; making someone's good deeds or achievements well-known
    • 顕在 けんざい Listen being actual (as opposed to hidden or latent); being apparent; being obvious
    • 顕微鏡 けんびきょう Listen microscope

  • Four-character idioms with 顕

    • 自己顕示 じこけんじ Listen making oneself conspicuous; pressing one's own cause
    • 破邪顕正 はじゃけんしょう Listen crushing evil and spreading the truth
    • 貴顕紳士 きけんしんし Listen gentlemen of (high) eminence; notables; dignitaries

  • Tattoo check: 顕

    • Verified meaning: manifest, to reveal
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あきのり, あきら, けん, けんき)
    • Also carries these associations: prominent

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 顕

    Given names 顕(あきら)Listen 顕(けん)Listen 顕(けんき)Listen

    Surnames 顕(あきのり)Listen 顕(けんじ)Listen 顕(けんしょう)Listen 顕(けんそう)Listen 顕(けんぞう)Listen

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  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    appear; existing

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    manifest, display; evident, clear

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    Japanese variant of 顯|显

  • Onyomi

    tip

    ken(ケン) ケン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    aki.raka(あきらか) あきらか

    arawa.reru(あらわ-れる) あらわ-れる

  • Strokes

    tip

    18 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    頁 (ogai・ichinokai)

  • Related Keywords

    manifest prominent to reveal appear clear visible high status noble obvious apparent conspicuous disclosed distinct distinguished evident exposed known noticeable overt palpable patent striking unmistakable

Sentences including 顕

  • Tom wants a microscope.

  • He was looking through a microscope.

  • Adjust the microscope's focus.

  • High fever is a prominent symptom of this disease.

  • He looked at the slide under the microscope.

  • Do you know the difference between a microscope and a telescope?

  • Do you know the difference between a microscope and a telescope?

  • This microscope magnifies objects by 100 times.

  • Do you know who invented the microscope?

  • Do you know who invented the microscope?

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