顕

See also: 顯 and 显

Translingual

Traditional	顯
Shinjitai	顕
Simplified	显

Etymology

Japanese shinjitai character. Simplified from 顯 (𢇁 → 业).

Han character

顕 (Kangxi radical 181, 頁+9, 18 strokes, cangjie input 日金一月金 (ACMBC), composition ⿰显頁)

1. manifest, display
2. evident, clear

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 1407, character 17
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 43609
• Dae Jaweon: page 1925, character 22
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): not present, would follow volume 7, page 4381, character 5
• Unihan data for U+9855

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Japanese

Shinjitai	顕
Kyūjitai	顯

Kanji

顕

(common “Jōyō” kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 顯)

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Readings

• Go-on: けん (ken, Jōyō)
• Kan-on: けん (ken, Jōyō)
• On: げん (gen)
• Kun: あきらか (akiraka, 顕らか); あらわれる (arawareru, 顕れる); あらわす (arawasu, 顕す)

Compounds

• 顕微鏡(けんびきょう) (kenbikyō): microscope