Memory phrase for the character: 賢
賢
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Meaning
wise, intelligent
Pronunciation
KEN kashiko i
Explanation
Top: retainer 臣, hand 又, below: shell/money 貝
Mnemonic
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A retainer with a hand at the money is wise and intelligent.
Radicals
臣
retainer, tributary, vasal Picture of an eye wide open; representing the attentiveness of a retainer.
又
hand Several characters are used for hand: , 扌, 手, ヨ
貝
money Shows a cowries-shell 目 with two feelers/antennas 八, which were used as money.
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Vocabulary
賢明
けんめい
wisdom, intelligence, prudence
5719
賢い
かしこい
wise, clever, smart
5718
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