18 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 4th grade
JLPT exam level N4

verification, effect, testing

Kun'yomi
  • あかし
  • sign
  • to attempt
  • trial
On'yomi
  • ケン
    effect ②omen
  • effect ②omen

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ケンゲン 99.8%
ため 0.2%

Character Breakdown

verification, effect, testing
ケン ため.す あかし (4th, N4)
horse
ま バ うま (2nd, N3)
three
サン み みっ.つ (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ カ
all(僉) variant
to assemble. to gather together
シュウ あつまる
person
ひと ニン ジン (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

examination ②trial
(practical) experience
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams)
laboratory testing bench ②subject of an experiment
amount of experience ②experience point
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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
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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