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査

investigate
Stroke count: 9

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JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 5

Meanings

  1. investigateRtK
  1. inspection (for compliance)
  2. investigation (tax, etc.)

Popular Usage

検査巡査

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1920

Compound words

検査けんさ
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test; check; scan (e.g. MRI, PET)
巡査じゅんさ
police officer; policeman; constable
調査ちょうさ
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
調査するちょうさする
to investigate
査察ささつ
inspection (for compliance); investigation (tax, etc.)
査証さしょう
visa; endorsing (e.g. a passport); stamping
査定さてい
assessment (of value, damages, etc.); revision (of a budget)
査問さもん
inquiry; enquiry; hearing
主査しゅさ
chief examiner or investigator
審査しんさ
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
捜査そうさ
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
探査たんさ
probe; inquiry; enquiry; investigation
監査かんさ
inspection; audit; judgement; judgment
監査役かんさやく
auditor; inspector
捜査官そうさかん
(police) investigator
市場調査しじょうちょうさ
market research
国勢調査こくせいちょうさ
(national) census
実態調査じったいちょうさ
fact-finding investigation; investigation into actual conditions; fact-finding survey
血液検査けつえきけんさ
blood test; hemanalysis
意識調査いしきちょうさ
attitude survey; opinion poll
会計検査院かいけいけんさいん
Board of Audit
勘査かんさ
investigation
査閲さえつ
inspection
下検査したけんさ
preliminary inspection

Additional Examples

彼は人口の増加を調査するよう彼らに命じた。
He ordered them to survey population growth.tatoeba
彼は巡査部長の地位に昇った。
He rose to the rank of sergeant.tatoeba
彼は事件を最初から再調査しようと思った。
He intended to reexamine the case from the beginning.tatoeba
彼は系統立った調査を行うことにした。
He decided to perform systematic research.tatoeba

Stroke Order

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Practice Writing

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