Vocabulary

What does 賢明 (けんめい, kenmei) mean?

賢明 (けんめい, kenmei) means wise, sensible.

Quick facts
Readingけんめい
Romajikenmei
Part of speechna-adjective, noun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
けんめい
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkenmei

wise, sensible

  1. 1na-adjective · noun wise; sensible; well-advised

Example sentences

  • Deciding quickly was wise.

  • A wise decision helped them overcome the crisis.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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