賢明

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 賢明 is read as けんめい and means “wise” and “sensible”.
• Basic usage: It describes rest as a wise choice and deciding only after hearing everyone as the sensible course.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• 賢明な判断 / ほうが賢明だ
  • Use 賢明な判断 attributively and ほうが賢明だ predicatively. It evaluates sound judgment rather than breadth of knowledge.