Japanese symbol for “residency”

研修期間

けんしゅうきかん

Romaji: kenshuukikan

training period; residency (esp. medical); internship

In Japanese, residency is 研修期間, read けんしゅうきかん (kenshuukikan).

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Meanings

n training period; residency (esp. medical); internship

Kanji and stroke order

研

polish, study of, sharpen

on: ケン
kun: と.ぐ

9 strokes · JLPT 3

修

discipline, conduct oneself well, study

on: シュウ、シュ
kun: おさ.める、おさ.まる

10 strokes · JLPT 2

期

period, time, date

on: キ、ゴ

12 strokes · JLPT 2

間

interval, space

on: カン、ケン
kun: あいだ、ま、あい

12 strokes · JLPT 4

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
研究	けんきゅう kenkyuu	research; study; investigation
研究所	けんきゅうじょ kenkyuujo	research institute; (research) laboratory
研修	けんしゅう kenshuu	training (esp. in-service); induction course
研磨	けんま kenma	grinding; polishing
研ぐ	とぐ togu	to sharpen; to hone; to whet
研ぎ	とぎ togi	polish; grinding; sharpening
修正	しゅうせい shuusei	amendment; correction; revision
修理	しゅうり shuuri	repair; mending; fixing
期間	きかん kikan	period; term; interval
時間	じかん jikan	time

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.