顕 means appear
existing
A head in the sun: appear.
On'yomi
- ケンken
Kun'yomi
- あきらかakiraka
- あらわ(れる)arawareru
How it's built
- 显
- 頁head
Common words
- 露顕ろけんdiscovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection
- 顕微鏡けんびきょうmicroscope
- 顕彰けんしょうhonouring (publicly); honoring
- 顕著けんちょremarkable; striking