検
examination, investigate
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Stroke Order
12 / 12
Information
Grade:5
Strokes:12
JLPT:1
Frequency:290
Vocabulary
ケン
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 検診 | ケンシン | medical examination (for a specific condition or disease); health screening |
| 検疫 | ケンエキ | quarantine; medical inspection |
| 検閲 | ケンエツ | censorship; inspection; examination |
| 検挙 | ケンキョ | arrest; roundup |
| 検査 | ケンサ | inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test; check; scan (e.g. MRI, PET); audit |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 検める | あらためる | to change; to alter; to revise; to replace; to reform; to correct; to mend; to improve; to examine; to check; to inspect; to do properly; to do formally |
| 検疫所 | けんえきじょ | quarantine station |
| 一斉検挙 | いっせいけんきょ | wholesale arrest; round-up |
| 下検査 | したけんさ | preliminary inspection |
| 下検分 | したけんぶん | preliminary inspection; preliminary examination |
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