"賢人" meaning in Japanese

See 賢人 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [kẽ̞nto̞] Forms: 賢人 [canonical] (ruby: 賢(けん), 人(と)), Kento [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-pos|proper|けんと}} 賢(けん)人(と) • (Kento)
  1. a male given name
    Sense id: en-賢人-ja-name-h8YdwBAs Categories (other): Japanese given names, Japanese male given names, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese male given names, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 12 48 40 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 48 40 Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 54 46 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 55 45 Disambiguation of Japanese male given names: 94 6 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 48 52 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 55 45 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 55 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: [kẽ̞ɲ̟d͡ʑĩɴ] Forms: 賢人 [canonical] (ruby: 賢(けん), 人(じん)), kenjin [romanization], kenzin [romanization], けんじん [hiragana, historical]
Head templates: {{ja-noun|けんじん|hhira=けんじん}} 賢(けん)人(じん) • (kenjin) ^(←けんじん (kenzin)?)
  1. wise man Derived forms: 賢人立て (ruby: 賢(けん), 人(じん), 立(だ)) (english: kenjin date) Related terms: 賢者 (kenja) (ruby: 賢(けん), 者(じゃ))
    Sense id: en-賢人-ja-noun-OKQ0CbTC Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 12 48 40 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 48 40 Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 54 46 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 55 45 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 48 52 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 55 45 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 55 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1
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    },
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      "name": "ja-noun"
    }
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  "lang_code": "ja",
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            ],
            [
              "人",
              "じん"
            ],
            [
              "会",
              "かい"
            ],
            [
              "議",
              "ぎ"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "賢人会議 ― kenjin kaigi ― Witenagemot"
        }
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      ],
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      "ipa": "[kẽ̞ɲ̟d͡ʑĩɴ]"
    }
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}

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Download raw JSONL data for 賢人 meaning in Japanese (2.9kB)

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