験
effect, testing, verification

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ケンゲン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

あかししるしため.すためし

Stroke Order

18 / 18

Information

Grade:4
Strokes:18
JLPT:4
Frequency:410

Vocabulary

ケン

WordReadingMeaning
経験ケイケンexperience
経験者ケイケンシャexperienced person; person who has had a particular experience
試験シケンexamination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
受験ジュケンtaking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
体験タイケン(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience

ゲン

WordReadingMeaning
修験道シュゲンドウShugendō; Japanese mountain asceticism incorporating Shinto and Buddhist concepts
霊験レイゲンmiraculous efficacy; miracle; miraculous virtue
効験コウゲンefficacy; effect

Other

WordReadingMeaning
核実験かくじっけんnuclear (bomb) test
験しためしtrial; test
験すためすto try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
実験じっけんexperiment; experimentation
実験室じっけんしつlaboratory

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

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counter for equestrians, equestrian, riding on horses
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station
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騒
boisterous, clamor, disturb, excite, make noise
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駄
burdensome, horse load, pack horse, send by horse, trivial, worthless
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駆
advance, drive, gallop, impel, inspire, run
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駐
reside in, resident, stop-over
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馬
horse
Grade 2JLPT 3
鯨
whale
Grade 8JLPT 1
悦
ecstasy, joy, rapture
Grade 8JLPT 1
容
contain, form, looks
Grade 5JLPT 3