試 Kanji – test
The Japanese kanji 試 can mean test, try, attempt, experiment, ordeal.
Meaning and Readings
How is 試 read?
試 has the onyomi reading シ and the kunyomi readings こころみる, ためす.
In romaji, these readings can be written as shi, kokoromiru, tamesu.
Common Japanese Words Using 試
These common Japanese words contain 試. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 試し（ためし） — trial, test
- 試す（ためす） — to try (out), to have a try (at), to test, to put to the test
- 試み（こころみ） — attempt, trial, experiment
- 試みる（こころみる） — to try, to attempt, to have a go (at)
- 試案（しあん） — tentative plan, draft plan
- 試運転（しうんてん） — trial run, test run
- 試金石（しきんせき） — touchstone (assaying tool)
- 試験（しけん） — examination, exam, test
- 試行（しこう） — making an attempt, trial run
- 試行錯誤（しこうさくご） — trial and error