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Kanji Detail for 験 - "test, effect, experience"

験

  • Meaning

    験 means "test, effect, experience."

    1. Test - To examine; to verify.

    2. Experience - To undergo; to encounter.

    3. Effect - A result; an outcome.

  • Words using 験

    • 体験 たいけん Listen (practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience
    • 受験 じゅけん Listen taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
    • 実験 じっけん Listen experiment; experimentation
    • 経験 けいけん Listen experience
    • 試験 しけん Listen examination; exam; test
    • 経験者 けいけんしゃ Listen experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
    • 核実験 かくじっけん Listen nuclear (bomb) test
    • 国家試験 こっかしけん Listen state examination; national examination

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    • Verified meaning: test, effect, experience
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read いさお, さちえ)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 験

    Given names 験(いさお)Listen

    Surnames 験(さちえ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    verification; effect; testing

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    test, examine, inspect; verify

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    Japanese variant of 驗|验

  • Onyomi

    tip

    gen(ゲン) ゲン

    ken(ケン) ケン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    akashi(あかし) あかし

    shirushi(しるし) しるし

    tame.su(ため-す) ため-す

    tameshi(ためし) ためし

  • Strokes

    tip

    18 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    馬 (uma・umahen)

  • Related Keywords

    test experience effect evidence omen verify examine experiment assessment evaluation proof trial result outcome inspection

Sentences including 験

  • He is still green at the job.

  • I am not experienced in driving.

  • The trouble is that she lacks experience.

  • He is lacking in experience.

  • I'm sure he'll pass the coming exam.

  • I am sure of his passing the exam.

  • It is certain that he will pass the examination.

  • She took an examination in english.

  • The result of the examination fell short of our expectations.

  • Jim boasts of having passed the exam.

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