賢けん

noun, na-adjective

intelligence; wisdom; virtue

Archaic term for intelligence, wisdom, or virtue. Rarely used independently in modern Japanese; appears in classical texts and some compound words.

• 古こ典てんでは「賢けん」は知ち恵えと徳とくを兼かね備そなえた人じん物ぶつを指さす。

  In classical literature, '賢' refers to a person possessing both wisdom and virtue.