研 — kanji meaning “polish”
研
polish, study of, sharpen
- Meanings
- polish, study of, sharpen
- On'yomi
- ケン (ken)
- Kun'yomi
- と.ぐ
- Name readings
- のり
- Strokes
- 9
- School grade
- 3
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 3
- Newspaper frequency
- #336 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 112
- Chinese reading
- yán, yàn — Chinese character page
Words with 研
| 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 |
| 研鑽 | けんさん kensan | diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies |
| 研修生 | けんしゅうせい kenshuusei | trainee |
| 総研 | そうけん souken | institute for general research; multidiscipline laboratory |
| 学研 | がっけん gakken | Gakken (publisher) |
| 理研 | りけん riken | Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (abbr) |
| 技研 | ぎけん giken | technical research institute; technology research laboratory |
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