査 — kanji meaning “investigate”
査
investigate
- Meanings
- investigate
- On'yomi
- サ (sa)
- Kun'yomi
- —
- Strokes
- 9
- School grade
- 5
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #184 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 75
- Chinese reading
- chá, zhā
Words with 査
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 調査 | ちょうさ chousa | investigation; examination; inquiry |
| 検査 | けんさ kensa | inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test |
| 捜査 | そうさ sousa | search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry |
| 審査 | しんさ shinsa | judging; inspection; examination |
| 巡査 | じゅんさ junsa | police officer; policeman; constable |
| 監査 | かんさ kansa | inspection; audit; judgement |
| 探査 | たんさ tansa | probe; inquiry; enquiry |
| 査定 | さてい satei | assessment (of value, damages, etc.); scrutiny (of budget requests, etc.) |
| 査察 | ささつ sasatsu | inspection (for compliance); investigation (tax, etc.) |
| 精査 | せいさ seisa | close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny |
| 国勢調査 | こくせいちょうさ kokuseichousa | (national) census |
| 査証 | さしょう sashou | visa |
Data: KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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