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[かしこ()·]
kashikoi
i adjective

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[かしこ()·]
kashikoi

English Meaning(s) for 賢い

i adjective
  1. wise; clever; smart

Definition and Synonyms for 賢い

Smart showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
Synonyms: さとい, 利口, 怜悧, 明敏, 穎悟, 英明, 賢い, 賢しい, 賢明
Sharp marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
Synonyms: さとい, シャープ, 俊敏, 利口, 小賢しい, 慧敏, 抜け目ない, , 犀利, 穎敏, 聡明, 英明, 賢い, 鋭い, 鋭利, 鋭敏
August profoundly honored
Synonyms: やんごとない, 尊い, 恐る, 恐れ多い, 賢い
Intelligent having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree
Synonyms: インテリジェント, 利口, 利根, 利発, 怜悧, 明敏, 明達, 穎悟, 聡明, 英明, 賢い, 賢しい, 賢明
Apt mentally quick and resourceful
Synonyms: 利発, 賢い
Smart characterized by quickness and ease in learning
Synonyms: さとい, 俊秀, 利口, 利根, 利発, 明敏, 聡明, 賢い, 賢しい, 賢明
August of or befitting a lord
Synonyms: やんごとない, 尊い, 恐る, 恐れ多い, 賢い
Wise having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
Synonyms: 利口, 利発, 怜悧, 明哲, 明達, 穎悟, 賢い, 賢しい, 賢明
Sapience ability to apply knowledge or experience or understanding or common sense and insight
Synonyms: かしこ, 俐発, 分かち, 分かつ, 分別, 分別, 利口, 大賢, 悟性, 才力, 才気, 明哲, 明達, , 知力, 知恵, 知識, 聡明, 般若, 英明, 英知, , 賢い, 賢慮
Wisdom the trait of utilizing knowledge and experience with common sense and insight
Synonyms: 俐発, 分かち, 分かつ, 分別, 分別, 明智, 明達, 知恵, 知慮, 賢い, 賢慮
Soundness the quality of being prudent and sensible
Synonyms: かしこ, 俐発, 利口, 利発, 堅実, 大賢, 明哲, 明達, 聡明, 英明, , 賢い

Meanings for each kanji in 賢い

» intelligent; wise; wisdom; cleverness

Categories 賢い is a member of

Goodness that which is pleasing or valuable or useful
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Trait a distinguishing feature of your personal nature
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Know-How the (technical) knowledge and skill required to do something
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 賢い

Conjugations for 賢い

Adjective stem
[かしこ()]
kashiko
te-form
[かしこ()··]
kashikokute
Negative te-form
[かしこ()····]
kashikokunakute
Adverbial Form
[かしこ()·]
kashikoku
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[かしこ()·]
kashikoi
Present Indicative Negative Form
[かしこ()···]
kashikokunai
Past Indicative Form
[かしこ()···]
kashikokatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[かしこ()·····]
kashikokunakatta
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
[かしこ()···]
kashikokereba
Present Indicative Negative Form
[かしこ()·····]
kashikokunakereba
Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form
[かしこ()····]
kashikokunakya
Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
[かしこ()····]
kashikokattara
Present Indicative Negative Form
[かしこ()······]
kashikokunakattara
Nominalized Form
Objective Form
[かしこ()·]
kashikosa

Sample Sentences for 賢い

She is not only honest, but also wise.
She's smarter than Mary, but not as beautiful as Mary.
He is more clever than wise.
It is true she is young, but she is wise.
The Germans are very crafty.

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