Examine in Japanese

"examine" in Japanese, with the kanji that carry the meaning.

調べる

shiraberu

調tune, tone+べnot in this dictionary+るnot in this dictionary

3 Japanese kanji carry the meaning "examine". The most common choice is shown first.

Top pick

checkup, seeing, diagnose, examine

Reading: shin

12 strokes · wisdom

Where it comes from

Composed of words and phonetic. Examining with words.

What it carries

Examination, diagnosis, treatment. Represents examining.

Related kanji for "examine"

examine

kai · nature, wisdom

Composed of self and strike. Reforming by striking self.

examine oneself(also: look back, review, turn around)

ko · wisdom, dynamic

Composed of hire and head. Looking by turning head.

The most common kanji for "examine" is 診, read as shin. It means checkup, seeing, diagnose. Related kanji: 改 (examine), 顧 (examine oneself).

診 has 12 strokes.