Word Meaning 賢明

けんめい kemmei

賢明 is read as けんめい (kemmei) and means wise.

Meaning

English

  1. wise
  2. sensible
  3. well-advised
  4. intelligent
  5. sagacious
  6. prudent

Reading

Kana

けんめい

Romaji

kemmei

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper grade Kanken 3級 Antonyms 暗愚,愚昧,愚暗,迂愚 Rank 5011 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

賢い

かしこい

well-behaved (esp. children and pets)

賢所

かしこどころ

a palace sanctuary

賢者

けんじゃ

wise person

賢母

けんぼ

wise mother

賢人

けんじん

unrefined sake

照明

しょうめい

illumination

清明

せいめい

"clear and bright" solar term (approx. April 5)

簡明

かんめい

terse

再発明

さいはつめい

reinvention

身元不明

みもとふめい

(a person or body being) unidentifiable (unidentified)

無明

むみょう

avidya (ignorance)

出版地不明

しゅっぱんちふめい

without a place of publication

Example Sentences

10

かれはけんめいなあどばいすをくれる。

he gives wise advice.

I think that would be wise.

That was a smart move.

It is advisable to go by train.

It would have been wiser to leave it unsaid.

I don't think it would be wise to do that.

Zamenhof was a very wise man.

It is wise to provide against a rainy day.

It was wise of you to ask him for help.

You should know better than to talk back to your boss.