Refers to a person of great wisdom, often with a philosophical or moral dimension. Can be used in both everyday and literary contexts.
彼は現代の賢者と呼ばれている。
He is called a sage of the modern age.
He was known in the village as a wise man.
賢者の言葉には深い知恵が込められている。
The words of a wise person contain deep wisdom.
The young people set out on a journey to seek guidance from a sage.
賢者 refers broadly to someone of great wisdom, while 哲人 specifically emphasizes deep philosophical thought.
賢者 means a wise person, while 愚者 means a fool, the direct opposite in wisdom.
賢者 (a wise person) and 学者 (a scholar/academic) share the suffix 者 but describe different roles—wisdom versus formal scholarship.
賢母 praises a mother specifically for her wisdom and virtue, while 賢者 is a general term for any wise or sage person regardless of gender or family role.
great sage
person of lofty virtue and great wisdom
post-coital clarity; sage time
post-coital clarity; post-nut clarity
Standard kanji spelling; the reading けんしゃ is rare and not normally used.
Compound of 賢 (wise) and 者 (person). The reading けんじゃ is the standard on'yomi; けんしゃ is a rare alternative reading.