賢けん女じょ

also: けんにょ

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Meanings

wise woman; clever woman

A somewhat literary or formal term for a woman of wisdom and intelligence. Not an everyday descriptor; more often found in writing or elevated speech.

彼かの女じょはまさに賢けん女じょと呼よぶにふさわしい人じん物ぶつだ。
She is truly a person worthy of being called a wise woman.
歴れき史し上じょうの賢けん女じょたちの言こと葉ばは今いまも多おおくの人ひとに影えい響きょうを与あたえている。
The words of wise women in history still influence many people today.

Kanji

賢intelligent, wise, wisdom
女woman, female

Related words

賢けん人じん
賢人 is a more common and gender-neutral term for a wise person, while 賢女 specifically refers to a wise woman and is less frequently used.
才さい女じょ
才女 emphasizes talent or brilliance, often in intellectual or artistic pursuits, whereas 賢女 focuses on wisdom and sound judgment.

Written forms

賢女Usage100%
- けんじょ
  Standard kanji spelling for 'wise woman'.
- けんにょ
  out-dated reading
  Obsolete reading; marked as out-dated kana usage.
けんにょ
out-dated reading

Etymology

Compound of 賢 (wise) and 女 (woman). The reading けんじょ is the standard on'yomi combination; the variant けんにょ reflects an older or dialectal reading of 女.