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Kanji: 研
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KANJI

研

9 strokes

READINGS

KUN 訓

とぐ

ON 音

ケン

STROKE ORDER

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N4 (upper beginner level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 8 (completion of 3rd grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 3rd grade in Japan
Radical:	石 Radical name: いし
Meaning:	Polish, study of, sharpen
Usage:	Appears frequently in Japanese newspapers, but about 350 kanji are used even more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N4	研究(けんきゅう)	research
N4	研究室(けんきゅうしつ)	study room, laboratory
N2	研修(けんしゅう)	training
N1	研(と)ぐ	to sharpen, to grind, to scour, to hone, to polish, to wash (rice)

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