How to say wise in Japanese

JLPTN3
賢い☆【かしこいkashikoi】畏い Inflection

adjective:

  • wise; clever; smart

Example Sentences

賢明kenmeiでde良心的なryoushintekina人hitoにni助言jogenをwo求めmotomeなさいnasai。
Take counsel with a man who is wise and of a good conscience.
例文reibunのno選定senteiがgaまずかったmazukattaですdesu。
The choice of example sentence wasn't wise.
老衰rousuiするsuruなna！老成rouseiせよseyo！
Don't grow old, grow wise!
艱難kannan汝nanjiをwo玉tamaにniすsu。
Hardship makes the man.
浪費rouhiするsuru人hitoをwo守るmamoruためにtameni倹約ken'yakuするsuru人hitoにni税金zeikinをwoかけるkakeruのnoはha、賢明なkenmeinaことkotoではないdehanaiしshi、結局kekkyokuはhaためにならないtameninaranaiのnoであるdearu。
It is not wise, nor in the long run is it kind, to tax the thrifty for the thriftless.

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