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Kanji: 検

KANJI
12 strokes
READINGS
KUN 訓
しらべる
 ON 音 
ケン
STROKE ORDER
Slow Fast
Look up a kanji:  
JLPT Level:
JLPT N1 (most advanced level)
Kanken Level:
Kanken Level 6 (completion of 5th grade)
Grade:
Taught during the 5th grade in Japan
Radical:
Radical name:
Meaning:
Examination, investigate
Usage:
Appears very frequently in Japanese newspapers; only about 300 kanji are used more often.
JLPT Level Word Meaning
N3
(けんさ)
inspection (e.g. customs, factory), examination
N3
(けんとう)
consideration, examination, investigation, study, scrutiny
N1
(けんじ)
public prosecutor
N1
(たんけん)
exploration, expedition
N1
(てんけん)
inspection, examination, checking
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