賢者

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 賢者 is read as けんじゃ and means a wise person or sage.
• Basic usage: It can identify a wise character in a story or an elder whom villagers respect as a wise person.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• A sage in a story
  • 賢者 identifies the wise character who gives a young person three questions. Example: 物語の賢者は若者に三つの問いを与えた。
• Respecting someone as wise
  • 賢者 describes the elder whom the villagers honor as a wise person. Example: 村人たちは長老を賢者として敬っていた。