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How to say 'Wisdom' in Japanese | 知恵

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The Japanese word for Wisdom is 'Chie', written as 知恵 in Japanese.'Wisdom' in hiragana is ちえ.

    word

    知恵

    Meaning

    Wisdom

    Reading

    ちえ

    chie

    Kanji

    知Know 恵Favor, Bestow a favor

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '知恵 (ちえ)' refers to 'wisdom' or 'intelligence'. It is used to describe the ability to make sound judgments and decisions based on knowledge, experience, and understanding. This word often carries a positive connotation, implying practical or insightful knowledge. For example: Wisdom comes with age「年を取ると知恵がつく」(としをとるとちえがつく). He used his wisdom to solve the problem「彼は知恵を使って問題を解決した」(かれはちえをつかってもんだいをかいけつした). The term can also be used in idiomatic expressions, such as '知恵を絞る (ちえをしぼる)', which means 'to rack one's brains'.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N1

    Kanji Grade

    7

    Frequency

    1124

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 知恵

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    知

    Meaning

    Know

  • kanji

    恵

    Meaning

    Favor, Bestow a favor

Words Related to 知恵 Through the Kanji 知

These 20 Words contain the Kanji 知 as well.

  • word

    知る

    Meaning

    Know

  • word

    知れる

    Meaning

    Become known

  • word

    知らせる

    Meaning

    Inform

  • word

    知識

    Meaning

    Knowledge

  • word

    存知

    Meaning

    Knowledge

  • word

    知らせ

    Meaning

    News, Notice

  • word

    知らず知らず

    Meaning

    Unconsciously

  • word

    知事

    Meaning

    Governor

  • word

    知り合い

    Meaning

    Acquaintance

  • word

    承知

    Meaning

    Acknowledgment

  • word

    認知

    Meaning

    Recognition, Cognition

  • word

    知人

    Meaning

    Acquaintance

  • word

    通知

    Meaning

    Notice

  • word

    無知

    Meaning

    Ignorance

  • word

    知能

    Meaning

    Intelligence

  • word

    物知り

    Meaning

    Know it all

  • word

    知り合う

    Meaning

    Meet

  • word

    知的

    Meaning

    Intellectual

  • word

    知

    Meaning

    Knowledge

  • word

    知覚

    Meaning

    Perception

Words Related to 知恵 Through the Kanji 恵

This Word contains the Kanji 恵 as well.

  • word

    恵まれる

    Meaning

    Blessed

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What does 'Chie' (知恵) mean?

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