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KANJI

検

12 strokes

READINGS

KUN 訓

しらべる

ON 音

ケン

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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:	木 Radical name: き
Meaning:	Examination, investigate
Usage:	Appears very frequently in Japanese newspapers; only about 300 kanji are used more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N3	検査(けんさ)	inspection (e.g. customs, factory), examination
N3	検討(けんとう)	consideration, examination, investigation, study, scrutiny
N1	検事(けんじ)	public prosecutor
N1	探検(たんけん)	exploration, expedition
N1	点検(てんけん)	inspection, examination, checking

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