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顕 means 'appear'

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Strokes : 18    Frequency: 1618   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-26    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 33 words   Used in 57 words   Used in 404 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   ケン
Additional readings
Kun    あらわれる to appear, to come in sight   あきらか
Name    あき   あきら
Variants
顯 (kyujitai)  
Components
⿰  显 when the sun is almost lined up  頁 page  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 顕 is used 3 times, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 顕 is used 56 times, read 2 ways (with 2 variations).
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ケン : 49 words FIND ALL
け ん し ょ う 0
honouring (publicly); honoring; making someone's good deeds or achievements well-known
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ケン (read as げん) : 1 word FIND ALL
げ ん か い 1
noun
this world; present world (as opposed to the realm of the dead)
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あらわれる : 5 words FIND ALL
あ ら わ す 3
Most common form: 表す
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to represent; to signify; to stand for  (esp. 表す, 表わす)
2. to reveal; to show; to display  (esp. 現す, 現わす)
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あき: 1 word. FIND ALL
あ き ら か 2
Most common form: 明らか
obvious; evident; clear; plain
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An additional one less common word includes 顕 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 1224  Joy o' Kanji : 1224  Key to Kanji: - 

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顕
ケン    appearance, existence   
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显
when the sun is almost lined up
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日
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
业
almost lined up
頁
ページ page, leaf of a book   
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丆
whereupon one
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ノ
katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
貝
かい shellfish   
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ハ
katakana 'ha'; eight
目
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
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