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検

Kanji 検: meaning "Examination, Investigate", readings, stroke order

The kanji 検 means "Examination, Investigate". On'yomi: ケン; kun'yomi: —. JLPT N1 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
Examination, Investigate
On'yomi
ケン
Kun'yomi
—
Strokes
12
Level
JLPT N1
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)
Old form
檢 旧字体: the form used before 1946, still seen in names and older texts.

Words with 検

  • 点検 てんけん — Inspection / check
  • 検査 けんさ — inspection, examination
  • 検討 けんとう — Consider / examine
  • 検事 けんじ — public prosecutor
  • 探検 たんけん — exploration, expedition

Stroke order · 12 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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