What is the Kanji for "Test"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Test", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Test" is "験".

This kanji has 3 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "Tame".

Its onyomi readings are "Ken" and "Gen".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The kanji "馬" means "Horse" and can be read as "Ba", "Ma", and "Uma". And The component "㑒" .

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "験" mean in japanese?

"験" means "Test".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Fourth Grade, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N4 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

試験: "Exam". The verbal noun '試験 (しけん)' means 'exam'. It refers to a formal assessment of a person's knowledge or skills, such as a university or school examination. '試験' is commonly used in phrases like '試験に合格する' (to pass an exam) or '試験を受ける' (to take an exam). Some examples: I studied hard for the exam - (試験のために一生懸命勉強した). The exam was difficult - (試験が難しかった).

経験: "Experience". The verbal noun '経験 (けいけん)' means 'experience'. This noun refers to the practical knowledge or skill acquired through actually doing or living through something. It can describe personal experiences, job-related experiences, life experiences and more. For example: I have a lot of experience in this field - (この分野での経験が豊富です). Gaining experience is important - (経験を積むことが大切だ).

実験: "Experiment". The Japanese verbal noun '実験 (じっけん)' means 'experiment'. This word refers to a scientific procedure undertaken to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact. It involves carefully controlled conditions and observations to study the behavior or properties of an object, system, or phenomenon. For example: We conducted an experiment to test the new medicine - (新しい薬の実験を行った). The students performed various experiments in the science lab - (学生たちは理科室でいろいろな実験を行った).

受験: "Examination". The verbal noun '受験 (じゅけん)' means 'examination'. It refers to taking or sitting for an examination, often in the context of academic or professional qualification tests. This word is commonly used to describe the act of taking an entrance examination for a school or university. For example: She passed the university entrance examination - (彼女は大学の入学試験に合格した). I need to prepare for the upcoming examination - (私は近々の試験に備えなければならない).

体験: "Experience". The Japanese verbal noun '体験 (たいけん)' means 'experience'. This noun refers to a personal encounter, event or activity that someone participates in and gains knowledge or understanding from. It can be used to describe both positive and negative experiences. For example: I had the experience of traveling abroad - (私は海外旅行を体験しました). Going to the concert was a great experience - (コンサートに行くのは素晴らしい体験でした).

筆記試験: "Written exam". The Japanese noun '筆記試験 (ひっきしけん)' means 'written exam'. It refers to a test or examination where the candidates must write their answers by hand, rather than answering orally or through multiple choice. Written exams are commonly used in academic and professional settings to evaluate a person's knowledge and skills. For example: I have a written exam tomorrow - (明日は筆記試験があります). She passed the written exam with high scores - (彼女は筆記試験に合格し高得点を取りました).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "け" is read as "ke". The hiragana "ん" is read as "n". The hiragana "げ" is read as "ge". The hiragana "た" is read as "ta". And The hiragana "め" is read as "me".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.