検 Kanji – examination
The Japanese kanji 検 can mean examination, investigate.
Meaning and Readings
How is 検 read?
検 has the onyomi reading ケン and the kunyomi reading しらべる.
In romaji, these readings can be written as ken, shiraberu.
Common Japanese Words Using 検
These common Japanese words contain 検. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 検診（けんしん ） — medical examination (for a specific condition or disease), health screening
- 検疫（けんえき） — quarantine, medical inspection
- 検閲（けんえつ） — censorship
- 検挙（けんきょ） — arrest, roundup
- 検査（けんさ） — inspection (e.g. customs, factory), examination, test, check, scan (e.g. MRI, PET), audit
- 検索（けんさく） — looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary), search (e.g. on the Internet), retrieval (of information), reference
- 検察（けんさつ） — criminal investigation, prosecution
- 検事（けんじ） — public prosecutor
- 検出（けんしゅつ） — detection, sense (e.g. sensor)
- 検証（けんしょう） — verification, inspection