Onyomi: ケン · Kunyomi: しら.べる · Meanings: examination, investigate
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| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 検査 | けんさ | inspection (e.g. customs, factory), examination, test, check, scan (e.g. MRI, PET), audit | common JLPT-N3 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 検討 | けんとう | consideration, examination, investigation, study, scrutiny, discussion, analysis, review | common JLPT-N3 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 改める | あらためる | to change, to alter, to revise, to replace | common JLPT-N2 Ichidan verb, Transitive verb |
| 検事 | けんじ | public prosecutor | common JLPT-N1 Noun |
| 検問 | けんもん | inspection, examination, check | common Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 検閲 | けんえつ | censorship | common Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 検便 | けんべん | stool (feces) examination | Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 検索 | けんさく | looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary), search (e.g. on the Internet), retrieval (of information), reference | common Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 検証 | けんしょう | verification, inspection | common Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 検定 | けんてい | official certification, official approval, inspection, verification, examination | common Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 検察 | けんさつ | criminal investigation, prosecution | common Noun |
| 検出 | けんしゅつ | detection, sense (e.g. sensor) | common Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 検索条件 | けんさくじょうけん | search criteria | common Noun |
| 検尿 | けんにょう | urinalysis | Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 検問所 | けんもんじょ | check station, checkpoint | Noun |
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