Kanji
検
N1
12 strokes
Grade 5
freq #290
examination, investigate
On'yomi (音読み)
ケン
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
しら.べる
On'yomi compounds (音読み)
検査
けんさ
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination
検察
けんさつ
criminal investigation; prosecution
検討
けんとう
consideration; examination
地検
ちけん
District Public Prosecutor's Office
検事
けんじ
public prosecutor
検定
けんてい
official certification; official approval
点検
てんけん
detailed inspection; thorough examination
検証
けんしょう
verification; confirmation
検診
けんしん
medical examination (for a specific condition or disease); health screening
検問
けんもん
inspection; examination
Example sentences
妊娠検査(にんしんけんさ)を受(う)けました。
I got a pregnancy test.
彼(かれ)の仕事(しごと)は綿密(めんみつ)な検査(けんさ)に耐(た)えられるものではない。
His work won't bear close examination.
今(いま)のところ、その計画(けいかく)はまだ検討中(けんとうちゅう)です。
Presently the plan is still in the air.
妻(つま)は新(あたら)しい家(いえ)を買(か)うかどうかじっくりと検討(けんとう)した。
My wife deliberated whether we would buy a new house or not.