JLPT N1 · 18 strokes
Kanji 顕: "appear, existing"
The kanji 顕 means "appear, existing". It is written with 18 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ケン in on'yomi and あきらか, あらわ.れる in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ケン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
あきらかあらわ.れる
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | appear, existing |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 18 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1536 of 2,501 |
Common words with 顕
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 顕現manifestation
- 顕著remarkable; striking; obvious
- 顕微鏡microscope
- 顕exposure; clarity · exoteric Buddhism; public Buddhist teachings
- 自己顕示欲craving for the limelight
- 顕在化being actualized; becoming apparent; becoming tangible; surfacing
- 貴顕distinguished person
- 顕示manifestation; public show; showing conspicuously
- 顕在being actual (as opposed to hidden or latent); being apparent; being obvious; being tangible
- 顕彰honouring (publicly); honoring; making someone's good deeds or achievements well-known
- 電子顕微鏡electron microscope
- 破邪顕正crushing evil and spreading the truth
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