けん
賢

noun, adjectival noun or quasi-adjective

Archaism.
  1. intelligence, genius, scholarship, virtue.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
けん
賢
 賢 けん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

intelligent, wise, wisdom
ケン　かしこ.い　さか (Late Jr. High, 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 (Late Jr. High, 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)