賢人

けんじん

Meanings

1. Noun wise person; virtuous person; sage
2. unrefined sake See also: 濁り酒 (にごりざけ).

Kanji

• 賢 wise. Read as ケン.
• 人 person. Read as ジン.

Example sentences

• 賢人いわく、人生は失望の連続である。
  Some wise man has said life consists of one disappointment after another.
• 賢人は皆同じように考えるものだ。
  Great minds think alike.

Words containing 賢人

• 七賢人 (しちけんじん) the Seven Wise Men (of Greece)

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