Onyomi: ケン, ゲン · Kunyomi: あかし, しるし, ため.す, ためし · Meanings: effect, testing, verification
Kanji for effect, testing, verification
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The kanji 験 combines the “horse” radical (馬) with the character for “to test” or “to verify” (僉), symbolizing the idea of testing or proving something with effort or journey. In ancient times, it represented trying a horse’s strength or performance. 験 came to mean test, examination, or verification, capturing effort, trial, and proof.
A horse being tested — 験 means test, exam, or verification.
Imagine testing a horse to see how strong it is — that’s 験, the kanji for exam, test, or verification.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 試し | ためし | trial, test | common JLPT-N3 Noun |
| 験 | げん | effect, efficacy | Noun |
| 徴 | しるし | sign, indication, omen | Noun |
| 試す | ためす | to try (out), to have a try (at), to test, to put to the test | common JLPT-N3 Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb |
| 検算 | けんざん | verification of a calculation, checking (the result of) a calculation, going over one's figures | Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| ゲン担ぎ | ゲンかつぎ | superstition, acting superstitiously (for good luck) | Noun |
| 験する | けんする | to try (out), to test, to put to the test, to put to a trial | Suru verb - special class, Transitive verb |
| ゲン直し | ゲンなおし | improvement in one's luck, changing one's luck | Noun, Suru verb |
| 現の証拠 | げんのしょうこ | Thunberg's geranium (Geranium thunbergii) | Noun |
| ゲンを担ぐ | ゲンをかつぐ | to be superstitious | Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'gu' ending |