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examination
Stroke count: 12

Readings

On readingケン
Kun readingしら.べる
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 5

Meanings

  1. examinationRtK
  2. investigate
  1. medical examination (for a specific condition or disease)
  2. health screening

Popular Usage

検査検討検事

Radicals and components

Radical木tree
Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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tree (木) · wood (木) · awl · fit · meeting · umbrella · mouth (口) · person (人)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1803

Compound words

検査けんさ
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test; check; scan (e.g. MRI, PET)
検討けんとう
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny
地検ちけん
District Public Prosecutor's Office
探検隊たんけんたい
exploration party; expedition team
検討するけんとうする
to consider
検索するけんさくする
to look
検証するけんしょうする
to verify
検事けんじ
public prosecutor
検診けんしん
medical examination (for a specific condition or disease); health screening
検疫けんえき
quarantine; medical inspection
検閲けんえつ
censorship; inspection; examination
検挙けんきょ
arrest; roundup
検索けんさく
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); search (e.g. on the Internet); retrieval (of information); reference
検察けんさつ
criminal investigation; prosecution; examination; investigation
検出けんしゅつ
detection; sense (e.g. sensor)
検証けんしょう
verification; inspection
検定けんてい
official certification; official approval; inspection; verification; examination
検問けんもん
inspection; examination; check; checkpoint; screening
車検しゃけん
vehicle inspection
送検そうけん
committing a suspect to trial; referring a case to a public prosecutor
点検てんけん
detailed inspection; thorough examination; checking
探検たんけん
exploration; expedition
検視けんし
examination of a body to determine if a crime has been committed; investigation (e.g. of a crime scene)
再検討さいけんとう
re-examination; review; reconsideration; reappraisal

Additional Examples

彼は南極周辺の地域を探検した。
He explored the region around the South Pole.tatoeba
彼は主要点を点検した。
He did a check on the quality.tatoeba
彼は課長に書類を点検させられた。
He was made to check his papers by the chief.tatoeba
彼はその無人島の探検を希望している。
He hopes to explore the uninhabited island.tatoeba
検査技術科学専攻
Division of Laboratory Sciencewiki
- 第1回徴兵検査開始
Start of the first examination for conscriptionwiki
京都学生祭典企画検討委員会
Kyoto Intercollegiate Festa Planning & Research Committeewiki
また下記についても検討している。
In addition, followings are also being discussed.wiki
ついで司法大丞兼大検事となる。
Then he became a senior secretary at administration of justice, and also a chief prosecutor.wiki
検挙された人員は25,000人を超え、8253名が検事処分を受けた。
The number of people who had been arrested were over 25,000 and 8,253 people of them faced punishment by the prosecutor.wiki

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