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:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: leaf

Examples

Onyomi Examples

ケン exposure, clarity, exoteric Buddhism, public Buddhist teachings

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

キケン distinguished person

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)