JLPT N4 · 18 strokes
Kanji 験: "verification, effect, testing"
The kanji 験 means "verification, effect, testing". It is written with 18 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N4, read ケン, ゲン in on'yomi and あかし, しるし, ため.す, ためし 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)
ケンゲン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
あかししるしため.すためし
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 | verification, effect, testing |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 18 |
| JLPT level | N4 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 4 |
| Frequency rank | 410 of 2,501 |
Common words with 験
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 経験experience
- 実験experiment; experimentation
- 体験(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
- 試験examination; exam; test · trial; experiment; test
- 受験taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
- 経験値amount of experience; experience level · experience point; exp; XP
- 経験を積むto gain experience; to accumulate experiences
- 経験者experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
- 受験生student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
- 初体験first experience (of something) · first sexual experience
- 受験勉強studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
- 試験を受けるto sit for an examination
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