JLPT N2 kanji · Chapter 34

賢 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

wise; clever

On
ケンken
Kun
かしこいkashikoi さかしいsakashii まさるmasaru

Onreadings from Chinese, in katakanaKunJapanese readings, in hiraganaOn’yomi vs Kun’yomi

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賢16 strokes

How to write 賢: stroke order

賢 has 16 strokes. Each step adds the next stroke in red, with a dot where it starts. Tap the large character above to watch it written again.

賢 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes
The stroke order of 賢 in one diagram: each number marks where its stroke starts.

Kanji stroke order: The 10 rules, with animated examples

Stroke order data: KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel and contributors (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Parts of 賢

The parts 賢 is built from, each highlighted where it sits. Parts that are kanji themselves link to their own page.

  • 臣

    minister; retainer

  • 又

    again; also

  • 貝

    shellfish; shell

    Radical

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