Keyword
clever
Info
FrequencyTop 1200-1300
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 3
Heisig915
Readings
けん
(65%)
さか
(2%)
ざか
(2%)
Composed of
wise and hardy
shellfish
Used in vocabulary (57 in total)
wise; clever; smart
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
wise person; sage
Examples (130 in total)
What a clever student you are!
Don't you think the dog is smart?
That was a smart move.
My dog is pretty smart.
This animal is very clever.
How clever this dog is!
Both the boy and the girl are clever.
The boy turned out to be clever.
The dog was so clever that he seemed almost human.
The old man is wise and knows many things about life.
That was very clever.
I don't think that was a wise decision.
What a clever dog!
I think Kate is also a clever person.
I thought I was being clever.
Who is the most intelligent person you know?
You made a wise choice.
I'm sure that he is clever.
It is not clear whether he is wise or not.
He was so clever that he could solve the problem.
He's very smart, so everybody likes him.
He is not as smart as his older brother.
He became wiser as he grew older.
He is very clever indeed.
Though young, he is wise.
He is smarter than anyone.
He looks like a clever boy.
They aren't smart enough to understand this stuff.
She's a very wise mother.
She is quite a clever girl.
She's really smart, isn't she?
She is not only honest, but also wise.
In that country there once lived a wise king.
Let's make use of our time wisely.
Sakura is a smart student.
Are dogs more intelligent than cats?
Dogs are smart.
Are cats smarter than dogs?
Cats are smart.
My cat is really smart.
I'm not as intelligent as him.
I wish I were as smart as you are.
A wise man would not say such a thing.
A wise person wouldn't do such a thing.
Any clever boy can do it.
Though he is clever, he isn't wise.
He is a sage.
She is not pretty, to be sure, but she is very clever.
Human beings are not always wiser than animals.
Not all men are wise.
Just because he's wise doesn't mean that he's honest.
Clever as he is, he still cannot solve this math problem.
Jack is a lot wiser than anybody else.
Crows are smart birds.
These men are the wisest people of the tribe.
He is a wise fool, so to speak.
Can there be a computer intelligent enough to tell a joke?
It was wise of you to accept his offer.
What the country needs most is wise leaders.
The old man looked wise.
I think that would be wise.
It is true that he is young, but he is wise.
No one can be more wise than destiny.
It is advisable to go by train.
It was wise of you to take your umbrella with you.
It was wise of you to ask him for help.
He has acted wisely.
They must be educated enough so that they will make a wise choice.
It was wise of you to keep away from him.
It was wise of her to leave home early.
We thought it wise not to continue our trip.
I felt that the plan was unwise.
Experience is the only prophecy of wise men.
It was wise of you not to go.
A wise man would not act in that way.
Just because he's good, doesn't mean he's wise.
He is wiser and more careful than Bob.
What makes one person more intelligent than another?
He is not only brave but wise.
She is rich, certainly, but I don't think she's very smart.
Mary is really smart, isn't she?
Mary is cute, but she isn't very smart.
She's smarter than Mary, but not as beautiful as Mary.
A smart dog never barks for no reason.
She is much cleverer than she looks.
A wise man once said, life is a series of disappointments.
Tom was smart not to sell his house at that time.
I know that Tom is smart.
Tom certainly is smart.
Tom seems clever.
I think Tom is smart.
I don't think it's wise to argue with Tom.
Tom isn't smart enough to do something like that.
Tom is an intelligent boy.
How clever Tom is!
Tom is the smartest student in our class.
Tom is smarter than I am.
Tom thought he was smarter than Mary.
Tom isn't as smart as he looks.
Tom is smart.
Tom is a smart kid.
Tom has a smart dog.
Tom was clever.
The boy was clever enough to solve the puzzle.
Owls are supposed to be very wise.
It was very sensible of him to reject the bribe.
Though he's not clever, he's a diligent worker.
Smart shopping requires careful planning.
Although he may be clever, he is not wise.
He is not wise but clever.
A clever rabbit has three burrows.
The smart boy could solve all the difficult problems with great ease.
He is by far the wisest of the three.
All his followers looked up to him as a wise and courageous man.
He deemed it wise to accept the offer.
Judy is smart.
Judy is a very intelligent student.
They say that foxes are more cunning than any other animals.
He is no less wise than his brother is.
He is no less wise than his father.
It was sensible of you to follow her advice.
It was wise for you not to follow his advice.
It is sensible of you to follow her advice.
Indeed. He is young, but smart for his age.
Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
Early to bed, early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
By investing wisely, she accumulated a fortune.
Kenji is a tennis player.
Kenji plays tennis.
Zamenhof was a very wise man.