adjective

  1. intelligent, wise, sagacious, clever.
  2. smart-alecky, cheeky.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
賢しい さかしい

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)