16 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 8th grade
JLPT exam level N2

intelligent, wise, wisdom, cleverness

Kun'yomi
  • wise ②well-behaved (esp. children and pets)
On'yomi
  • ケン
    intelligence
Nanori
  • かた
  • さか
  • さと
  • さとし
  • たか
  • たて
  • のり
  • まこと
  • まさ
  • まさる

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ケン 68.0%
かしこ 27.2%
さか 4.8%

Character Breakdown

intelligent, wise, wisdom
ケン かしこ.い さか (8th, N2)
hard, wise
カン ケン コウ
retainer, subject
シン とみ おみ (4th, N2)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (8th, N1)
shellfish
かい バイ (1st, N2)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)

Common Words

wise ②well-behaved (esp. children and pets)
intelligence
wise person ②unrefined sake
good wife and wise mother
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References

Unicode hex code 8CE2
JIS X 0208 1-24-13
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4517
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5816
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2839
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3518
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1817
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2472
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 852
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 915
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1488
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2579
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1072
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 36822
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1221
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1288
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1362
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 931
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1855
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1227
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1740
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 860
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 7b9.2
Four corner code 7780.6
De Roo Code 3461