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賢い (かしこい): wise, clever, smart — Japanese vocabulary

賢い is read かしこい and means "wise, clever, smart". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

賢い

Reading
かしこい · kashikoi
Translation
wise, clever, smart
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
かしこいが

Example

なるほど彼女の歳は若いが、賢い。

なるほどかのじょのとしはわかいが、かしこい。

It is true she is young, but she is wise.

Kanji in this word

  • 賢 — wise, clever

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