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試 — kanji meaning “test”

test, try, attempt, experiment, ordeal

Meanings
test, try, attempt, experiment, ordeal
On'yomi
Kun'yomi
Strokes
13
School grade
4
JLPT (old scale)
Level 3
Newspaper frequency
#392 of 2,500
Classical radical
149
Chinese reading
shì — Chinese character page

Words with 試

WordReadingMeaning
しあい shiaimatch; game; bout
しけん shikenexamination; exam; test
ためし tameshitrial; test; try
こころみ kokoromiattempt; trial; experiment
にゅうし nyuushientrance examination
ためす tamesuto try (out); to have a try (at); to test
しこうさくご shikousakugotrial and error
こころみる kokoromiruto try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
しれん shirentest; trial; ordeal
しさく shisakutrial manufacture; experiment; test piece
しさん shisantrial calculation; preliminary calculation; estimation
しうんてん shiuntentrial run; test run

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