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検 = 㑒 + 木

検 is a Japanese kanji written with 12 strokes, listed here under the keyword “examination”. It is built from 㑒 (awl) and 木 (tree). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1803.

Keyword
examination
RTK frame
1803
Strokes
12
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ケン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
しら.べる
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
экзамен
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
検 check

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 㑒 awl
  2. 木 tree

How to find 検 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “awl” + “tree”. 検 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 検 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.