Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high
JLPT level: N2
1159 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 16
Meaning: intelligent, wise, wisdom, cleverness
Kunyomi: かしこ.い
Onyomi: ケン
Composition: 臣 又 貝
Radical: 貝
Reading: かい
Meaning: shell
Strokes: 7
賢者(けんじゃ) wise man, sage
賢母(けんぼ) wise mother
賢明な(けんめいな) wise, intelligent, prudent
賢い(かしこい) wise, clever, smart
悪賢い(わるがしこい) cunning, crafty, wily, sly
ずる賢い(ずるがしこい) sly
賢 (ケン) intelligence, genius, scholarship, virtue
賢人 (ケンジン) wise person, virtuous person, sage, unrefined sake
遺賢 (イケン) able men left out of office
聖賢 (セイケン) saints and sages
賢い (かしこい) wise, clever, smart, well-behaved (esp. children and pets), obedient, good