賢明|けんめいkenmei[0]heiban (flat)

1. na-adjective, nounwise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
   あなたが彼女かのじょと別わかれるのは賢明けんめいである。↗

   You will do well to leave her.

• Synonym賢いかしこいNeutralThe everyday word for clever or smart; also praises children for being good. 賢明 is narrower, about wise judgment and choice.
• Synonym英明えいめいWrittenWritten word praising a ruler or leader as wise. 賢明 is about wise courses of action.
• Synonym聡明そうめいWrittenWritten word for inborn intelligence and wisdom. 賢明 is about making sound judgments, not natural gifts.
• SynonymインテリジェントNeutralLoanword for intelligent or smart. 賢明 is about wise judgment.
• Synonym利口りこうNeutralPraises children and pets as clever and well-behaved. 賢明 is mostly used of adults.
• Synonym明敏めいびんWrittenWritten word for keen, quick intelligence. 賢明 is about wise judgment rather than sharpness of mind.
• Synonym穎悟えいごWrittenLiterary word for exceptional cleverness; rare. 賢明 is the more common choice.
• Synonym怜悧れいりWrittenWritten word for sharp, quick wits, often of children. 賢明 is about judgment.
• Synonym明哲めいてつFormalFormal, literary word for profound sagacity; rare. 賢明 is more common in ordinary use.
• Synonym慧敏けいびんWrittenRare written word for quick, accurate thinking. 賢明 is about wise actions and judgments, not mental speed.
• Related合理的ごうりてきNeutralMeans rational or logical, based on reason. 賢明 stresses that a judgment is clever and apt.
• Related慎重しんちょうNeutralMeans careful and cautious, never rash. 賢明 is about the wisdom of a judgment, not wariness.
• Related妥当だとうNeutralMeans proper or reasonable, fitting the case. 賢明 highlights the cleverness of a choice.
• Related正しいただしいNeutralSimply means correct or right. 賢明 is about making a smart, well-advised choice.
• Related理性的りせいてきNeutralMeans rational, deciding coolly without being swayed by emotion. 賢明 is about a judgment being wise.
• Related論理的ろんりてきNeutralMeans logical, with rigorous reasoning. 賢明 is about a judgment being wise and apt.
• Related理知的りちてきNeutralDescribes an intellectual, rational cast of mind, even as a personality trait; also in 「理知的な判断」. 賢明 stresses that a judgment is wise.
• Related利発りはつNeutralSaid of bright, clever children. 賢明 is used of adults making wise judgments.
• RelatedさといWrittenMeans sharp or perceptive, as in 「耳が聡い」. 賢明 is about wise judgment rather than keen senses.
• Related小賢しいこざかしいCasualColloquial and derogatory: smart-alecky, showing off small cleverness. 賢明 is a compliment.
• Related筋の通ったすじのとおったCasualIdiomatic phrase for something logical and coherent that holds up to reason. 賢明 is about wise judgment.
• Related才気煥発さいきかんぱつWrittenFour-character idiom for brilliant, quick-witted talent on full display. 賢明 is about judgment.
• Related俊敏しゅんびんNeutralDescribes nimble movement and quick reactions. 賢明 is about wise judgment, not speed.
• Related抜け目ないぬけめないCasualColloquial for shrewd, never missing a trick, with a sly edge. 賢明 is purely positive.
• Antonym愚かおろかNeutralFoolish or stupid; the direct opposite of 賢明's wise judgment.
• Antonym愚鈍ぐどんWrittenWritten word for dull-witted and slow; the opposite of clever, sensible 賢明.
• Antonym無分別むふんべつNeutralMeans rash and indiscreet; the opposite of prudent, wise 賢明.

Use 「賢明」 for wise judgment or choices, as in 「賢明な判断」「賢明な選択」. For plain cleverness say 「賢い」 or 「利口」 (often of children and pets); 「聡明」 is written style for natural intelligence; 「英明」 praises wise leaders; 「小賢しい」 mocks showing off cleverness; 「愚か」 means foolish. The remaining written synonyms (明敏, 穎悟, 怜悧, 明哲, 慧敏, 才気煥発) are literary and rare, and the -的 words describe rational or logical thinking rather than wise choices.

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1. 賢かしこくて物事ものごとを適切てきせつに判断はんだんできること。また、そのさま。