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What is the Kanji for 'Test'? | 験

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.

    kanji

    験

    Meaning

    Test

    Reading

    kunyomiため

    tame

    onyomiけん

    ken

    げん

    gen

    Parts

    馬Horse 㑒

    Example Word

    試験: test or exam. The Japanese verbal noun '試験 (しけん)' primarily means 'exam' or 'test'. It refers to a formal assessment of knowledge, skills, or abilities, often conducted in educational or professional settings. This word is commonly used in contexts like school exams, job entrance tests, or experiments. For example: I have an exam tomorrow「明日は試験があります」(あしたはしけんがあります). He passed the entrance test「彼は入学試験に合格した」(かれはにゅうがくしけんにごうかくした). Note that '試験' can also refer to trials or experiments in scientific or technical contexts, such as '試験管 (しけんかん)' (test tube).

    Radical

    馬

    Stroke Count

    18

    JLPT

    N4

    Grade

    4

    Frequency

    650

    Handwriting

Parts of the Kanji 験

If you visually break down this kanji, you can see it is made up of 2 parts:

    kanji

    馬

    Meaning

    Horse

    component

    㑒

Words Using 験

This kanji is used in 6 words:

    word

    筆記試験

    Meaning

    Written exam

    word

    体験

    Meaning

    Experience

    word

    受験

    Meaning

    Exam, Application

    word

    実験

    Meaning

    Experiment

    word

    経験

    Meaning

    Experience

    word

    試験

    Meaning

    Test, Exam

Kanji Related to 験 Through the Part 馬

These 9 kanji contain the part 馬 as well.

    kanji

    驚

    Meaning

    Surprise, Surprised

    kanji

    騎

    Meaning

    Horse, Ride

    kanji

    駒

    Meaning

    Chess piece

    kanji

    駆

    Meaning

    Spur on, Gallop

    kanji

    騒

    Meaning

    Clamor, Boisterous

    kanji

    駄

    Meaning

    Poor quality, Burdensome

    kanji

    駐

    Meaning

    Parking, Stationed

    kanji

    駅

    Meaning

    Station

    kanji

    罵

    Meaning

    Abuse, Insult

Kanji Related to 験 Through the Part 㑒

These 4 kanji contain the part 㑒 as well.

    kanji

    検

    Meaning

    Examine

    kanji

    剣

    Meaning

    Sword

    kanji

    倹

    Meaning

    Thrifty, Frugal

    kanji

    険

    Meaning

    Dangerous, Steep

Learn the Kanji 験

Let's make sure you fully understand this kanji.

What does 験 mean?

験 means 'Test'.

Japanese school students learn this kanji in Fourth Grade, while non-native learners often study it for the JLPT N4 exam.

To help you master this kanji, here's an interactive lesson where you'll practice its readings and meanings.