検

examination, investigate

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ケン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

しら.べる

Stroke Order

12 / 12

Information

Grade:5

Strokes:12

JLPT:N1

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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