Kanji

Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names

JLPT level: N1

2168 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 15

Meaning: wise

Kunyomi: さとい

Onyomi: ケイ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: heart

Examples

Onyomi Examples

ケイガン discerning (quick) eye, keen insight

ケイビン clever, of quick intellect

wisdom, enlightenment, prajñā (one of the three divisions of the noble eightfold path), wisdom

エゲン the wisdom eye

遅知恵 オソヂエ delayed mental development, cognitive delay, late-developing intelligence, hindsight, wisdom after the event

入れ知恵 イレヂエ putting an idea into someone's head, suggestion, hint