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賢

Level XI of XX on the frequency path

Frequency rank 1364 / 2,608

Clever

On’yomi
けん
Kun’yomi
かしこ
Radical
貝 Shell (Kangxi 154)

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 棚 (Shelf), less common than 斎 (Purification).

Shellfish on top, an eye in the middle, and a hand below — a hand holds up shellfish to the eye for inspection; only a clever person examines treasures so carefully.

In words

賢い かしこい wise,clever,smartN3
賢明 けんめい wisdom;intelligence;prudenceN1

賢 is rank 1364 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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