Onyomi: シ · Kunyomi: こころ.みる, ため.す · Meanings: attempt, experiment, ordeal, test, try
Kanji for attempt, experiment, ordeal, test, try
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The kanji 試 combines the “speech” radical (言) with the character for “temple” or “to try” (式), symbolizing the act of speaking or testing something to see if it works. In ancient times, it represented trying out ideas or examining abilities. 試 came to mean test, try, or attempt, capturing effort, trial, and evaluation.
Words combined with trying — 試 means to test, try, or attempt.
Imagine speaking or acting to see if it works — that’s 試, the kanji for test or attempt.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 試 | し | testing, experiment, test, examination, exam, trial | Noun |
| 試験 | しけん | examination, exam, test | common JLPT-N4 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 試合 | しあい | match, game, bout, contest | common JLPT-N4 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 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 |
| 試し | ためし | trial, test | common JLPT-N3 Noun |
| 試み | こころみ | attempt, trial, experiment | common JLPT-N1 Noun |
| 試みる | こころみる | to try, to attempt, to have a go (at) | common JLPT-N1 Ichidan verb, Transitive verb |
| 試金石 | しきんせき | touchstone (assaying tool) | common Noun |
| 試験管 | しけんかん | test tube | Noun |
| 試練 | しれん | test, trial, ordeal, tribulation | common Noun |