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
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
wise person; virtuous person; sage; unrefined sake
philosopher's stone
devious; cunning; sly; crafty
intelligent; wise; sagacious; smart-alecky; cheeky
intelligence; genius; scholarship; virtue
good wife and wise mother
impertinent
post-coital clarity; period after orgasm when a man is free from sexual desire and can think clearly
saints and sages
the Seven Wise Men (of Greece); the Seven Sages of Greece
cunning; crafty; wily; sly
sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)
post-coital clarity; period after orgasm when a man is free from sexual desire and can think clearly
discernment
devious; cunning; sly; crafty
Samantabhadra (bodhisattva); Universal Compassion
(all of) you or them; various wise individuals; gentlemen
a wise idea; polite reference to another's consideration
the wise and the foolish
wise mother
wise woman; clever woman
man of ability; gifted man
Samantabhadra (Bodhisattva); Fugen; Puxian
a palace sanctuary
wise elder brother; polite reference to another's older brother, or to one's senior
wise younger brother; polite reference to another's younger brother, or to one's junior
wise and able retainer
ancient sage
readily; very eagerly; without moment's hesitation
the Five Good Emperors (of the Roman Empire; Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, and Marcus Aurelius)
wise (house)wife
the Seven Wise Men (of Confucius's Analects); Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove
able men left out of office
ancient sage
wise men of the past
wise and virtuous; good and able men
Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove; group of 3rd-century Qingtan scholars, writers, and musicians
excellent wisdom
person of lofty virtue and great wisdom
a foolish older brother and a smart younger
wise answer; intelligent reply
Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove; group of 3rd-century Qingtan scholars, writers, and musicians
evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)
wise master
image of the Samantabhadra of long life (with either two or twenty arms, usu. on a white elephant)
Samantabhadra Contemplation Sutra
(your) perusal
women are not as clever as they think; women should know their place; (lit.) even a clever woman will fail at selling a cow
Examples (130 in total)
What a clever student you are!
Don't you think the dog is smart?
That was a smart move.