Memory phrase for the character: 賢


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Meaning

wise, intelligent

Pronunciation

KEN
kashikoi

Explanation

Top: retainer 臣, hand 又, below: shell/money 貝

Mnemonic


 
A retainer with a hand at the money is wise and intelligent.

Radicals

retainer, tributary, vasalPicture of an eye wide open; representing the attentiveness of a retainer.
handSeveral characters are used for hand: , 扌, 手, ヨ
moneyShows a cowries-shell, which were used as money.
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 Vocabulary

賢明 けんめい  wisdom, intelligence, prudence
賢い かしこい  wise, clever, smart


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