JLPT N4 · 13 strokes
Kanji 試: "test, try, attempt"
The kanji 試 means "test, try, attempt, experiment, ordeal". It is written with 13 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N4, read シ in on'yomi and こころ.みる, ため.す in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
シ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
こころ.みるため.す
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | test, try, attempt, experiment, ordeal |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 13 |
| JLPT level | N4 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 4 |
| Frequency rank | 392 of 2,501 |
Common words with 試
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 試すto try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
- 試合match; game; bout; contest
- 試験examination; exam; test · trial; experiment; test
- 試みるto try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
- 試練test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
- 試しにas a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial
- 試みattempt; trial; experiment · endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture; initiative
- 試しtrial; test; try
- 試行錯誤trial and error
- 試作品trial product; prototype model
- 試食sampling food; tasting; trying
- 試作trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
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