Kanji1 / 12
検 kanji
examination, investigate
- JLPT level
- N1 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N3 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 12
- School grade
- Grade 5 (elementary school)
On readings
ケン
Kun readings
しらべる
Variant forms
檢Words with 検
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —検認probate; validation; certification; accreditation
- —検収acceptance inspection; collating; receipt and inspection
- —英検English proficiency test (esp. the STEP test)
- —検知detection
- —漢検The Japan Kanji Aptitude Test
- —検見inspection; audit; patrol
- —高検High Public Prosecutors' Office
- —卒検driving school qualifying test
- —検図drawing check; check of drawing
- —大検University Entrance Qualification Examination (establishes the equivalent of high-school graduation prior to 2005)
- —検真verification of the authenticity of a document (e.g. by seal or handwriting)
- —検数tally
- —数検Global Mathematics Certification; Practical Mathematics Proficiency Test
- —検卵egg candling; egg testing
- —検身strip search
- —検修inspection and repair
- —再検re-examination; reinspection; reappraisal; review
- —検食inspection of food (before it is served at a school, nursing home, etc.); food sample (used to determine the source of contamination in the event of food poisoning)
- —検版plate check; plate inspection
- —目検visual inspection; looking over; checking (manually)