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The Kanji Map

Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1536 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 18

Meaning: appear, existing

Kunyomi: あきらか, あらわ.れる

Onyomi: ケン

Composition: 显 頁

顕

Radical

Radical: 頁

Meaning: leaf

Reading: おおがい

Frequency: 372

頁

Examples

Onyomi Examples

顕 (ケン) exposure, clarity, exoteric Buddhism, public Buddhist teachings

顕在 (ケンザイ) being actual (as opposed to hidden or latent), being apparent, being obvious, being tangible, being revealed

貴顕 (キケン) distinguished person

丕顕 (ヒケン) great and brilliant, splendid

Kunyomi Examples

明らか (あきらか) clear, obvious, evident, plain, definite, bright, light

現れる (あらわれる) to appear, to come in sight, to become visible, to come out, to embody, to materialize, to materialise, to be expressed (e.g. emotions), to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)

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