What does 賢い mean in Japanese?

賢い (かしこい) means "smart; intelligent" in Japanese.

賢い

Q: How do you use 賢い in a sentence?

この子はとても賢いです。 (このこはとてもかしこいです。) — This child is very smart.

Kana: かしこい

smart; intelligent

⛩️ Japanese Level 3 ✨ Describing Words

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この子はとても賢いです。

このこはとてもかしこいです。

This child is very smart.

What 賢い means

賢い (かしこい) is a Japanese word meaning “smart; intelligent”. It belongs to the Describing Words topic and appears at Level 3, so it is one of the words worth learning early when you study Japanese.

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Level 3

緊張きんちょう nervous 満足まんぞく satisfied 快適かいてき comfortable 特別とくべつ special; especially 塩辛いしおからい salty 新鮮しんせん fresh 注意深いちゅういぶかい careful; attentive 詳しいくわしい detailed ひどいひどい serious; severe 真剣しんけん serious; solemn 勇敢ゆうかん brave 優秀ゆうしゅう excellent

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