Japanese Word Entry
檢査Simplified Japanese form: 検査
| Kana: | けんさ |
| Romaji: | kensa |
| Definition: | inspection (e.g. customs, factory), examination, test, check, scan (e.g. MRI, PET), audit |
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Chinese characters used in this word
| 檢 | check, examine |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄐㄧㄢˇ (jiǎn) |
| Cantonese: | gim2 |
| Japanese: | ケン (ken) / しら.べる (shiraberu) |
| Korean: | 검 (geom) |
| Vietnamese: | kiểm, ghém |
Variants
| Simplified Chinese form: | 检 |
| Simplified Japanese form: | 検 |
| 査 | investigate, examine, seek into |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄔㄚˊ (chá), ㄓㄚ (zhā) |
| Cantonese: | caa4 |
| Japanese: | サ (sa) / しらべる (shiraberu) |
| Korean: | 사 (sa) |
| Vietnamese: | tra |
Variants
| Semantic variant form: | 查 |