12 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 5th grade
JLPT exam level N1

examination, investigate

Kun'yomi
  • しらべる
On'yomi
  • ケン

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ケン 100.0%

Character Breakdown

examination, investigate
ケン しら.べる (5th, N1)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
all(僉) variant
to assemble. to gather together
シュウ あつまる
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
center, middle
オウ あきら え (3rd, N2)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)

Common Words

looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary)
inspection (e.g. customs, factory)
consideration
public prosecutor
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References

Unicode hex code 691C
JIS X 0208 1-24-1
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2304
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2752
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 986
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1241
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 674
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 898
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1673
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1803
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 351
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 785
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 15065P
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 663
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 531
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 540
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 771
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 638
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 690
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 752
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 473
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 792
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1101
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1689
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4a8.28
Four corner code 4893.6
De Roo Code 1863