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Japanese symbol for “inspecting”

Romaji: jikken
checking; inspecting

In Japanese, inspecting is , read (jikken).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n, vs, vt checking; inspecting

Kanji and stroke order

reality, truth, seed
on: ジツ、シツ
kun: み、みの.る、まこと、みの
8 strokes · JLPT 2
examination, investigate
on: ケン
kun: しら.べる
12 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
じっさい jissaireality; actuality; truth
じつは jitsuhaas a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth
じじつ jijitsufact; truth; reality
げんじつ genjitsureality; actuality; hard fact
じっし jisshienforcement; implementation; putting into practice
かくじつ kakujitsucertain; sure; definite
けんさ kensainspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test
けんとう kentouconsideration; examination; investigation

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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