18 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 4th grade
JLPT exam level N4
verification, effect, testing
Kun'yomi
あかし し る し sign た め す to try (out) た め し trial
On'yomi
ケン effect ②omen ゲ ン effect ②omen
Character Breakdown
verification, effect, testing
ケン ため.す あかし (4th, N4)
horse
ま バ うま (2nd, N3)
References
| Unicode hex code | 9A13 |
| JIS X 0208 | 1-24-19 |
| Nelson, A. Classic Nelson | 5220 |
| Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 6758 |
| Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 1833 |
| Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary | 2306 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) | 1192 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) | 1628 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji | 1980 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. | 2134 |
| Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage | 404 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji | 355 |
| Morohashi Daikanwajiten | 44835 |
| Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters | 475 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana | 532 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) | 541 |
| Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese | 600 |
| Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards | 282 |
| Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. | 500 |
| Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards | 635 |
| Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power | 385 |
| Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context | 793 |
| AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III | 2.9 |
| Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide | 1920 |
| Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete | 1999 |
| Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code | 10a8.4 |
| Four corner code | 7833.6 |
| De Roo Code | 3463 |