研

polish, study of, sharpen

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ケン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

と.ぐ

Nanori (名乗り)

のり

Stroke Order

9 / 9

Information

Grade:3

Strokes:9

JLPT:N4

Frequency:336

Vocabulary

ケン

Word	Reading	Meaning
研究	ケンキュウ	research; study; investigation
研究員	ケンキュウイン	researcher; lab worker
研究室	ケンキュウシツ	laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
研究者	ケンキュウシャ	researcher
研修	ケンシュウ	training (esp. in-service); induction course

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
研く	みがく	to polish; to shine; to burnish; to scour; to scrub; to brush (teeth); to grind (e.g. a lens); to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone; to polish (up); to cultivate (one's character)
研究所	けんきゅうじょ	research institute; (research) laboratory
研ぐ	とぐ	to sharpen; to hone; to whet; to grind; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish; to burnish
経済研究所	けいざいけんきゅうじょ	economic research institute
経済研究所	けいざいけんきゅうしょ	economic research institute

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matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly