検 — kanji meaning “examination”
検
examination, investigate
- Meanings
- examination, investigate
- On'yomi
- ケン (ken)
- Kun'yomi
- しら.べる
- Strokes
- 12
- School grade
- 5
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #290 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 75
- Chinese reading
- jiǎn
Words with 検
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 検査 | けんさ kensa | inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test |
| 検討 | けんとう kentou | consideration; examination; investigation |
| 検証 | けんしょう kenshou | verification; confirmation; substantiation |
| 検察 | けんさつ kensatsu | criminal investigation; prosecution |
| 検事 | けんじ kenji | public prosecutor |
| 検定 | けんてい kentei | official certification; official approval; inspection |
| 検索 | けんさく kensaku | looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); search (e.g. on the Internet); retrieval (of information) |
| 点検 | てんけん tenken | detailed inspection; thorough examination; checking |
| 探検 | たんけん tanken | exploration; expedition |
| 検閲 | けんえつ ken'etsu | censorship |
| 検出 | けんしゅつ kenshutsu | detection; sense (e.g. sensor) |
| 地検 | ちけん chiken | District Public Prosecutor's Office |
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