けん
検
し
死

noun, takes する, transitive verb

  1. autopsy, post-mortem (examination), (coroner's) inquest.
  2. examination of a body to determine if a crime has been committed.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
けん
検
し
死
 検死 けんし
けん
検
し
屍
 検屍 けんし

Contained Kanji 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)
death, die
シ　し.ぬ (3rd, N4)
bare bone, bad, wrong
ガツ　ガチ　タイ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
evening
ゆう　セキ　ゆ (1st, N4)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ　さじ (Kentei 1)