漢字道KANJIDO

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ケン
Kun
あきらか・あらわ.れる
Meaning
manifest; conspicuous

Origin

ORIGIN

Threads held up to the sun (㬎) with 頁 "head": plain to the eye — to appear, to be manifest.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

ケン顕著・顕彰・顕微鏡

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 顕著けんちょ

    marked; striking

  • 顕微鏡けんびきょう

    a microscope

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

効果が顕著に出た。

The effect showed up strikingly.

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