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What is the Kanji for 'Try' and 'Attempt'? | 試

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for 'Try' and 'Attempt', you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for 'Try' and 'Attempt' is 試.

    kanji

    Meaning

    Try, Attempt

    Reading

    kunyomiこころ

    kokoro

    ため

    tame

    onyomi

    shi

    Parts

    Say (言)Style, Ceremony

    Example Word

    試み: attempt. The Japanese noun '試み (こころみ)' means 'attempt' or 'effort'. It refers to an act of trying to achieve something, often implying a trial or experiment. This word is commonly used in contexts where someone is trying something new or testing a method. For example: His attempt to climb the mountain was successful「彼の山登りの試みは成功した」(かれのやまのぼりのこころみはせいこうした). This is an attempt to solve the problem「これは問題を解決する試みです」(これはもんだいをかいけつするこころみです). The word can also carry a nuance of experimentation or a preliminary effort, as in 'a trial attempt'.

    Radical

    Stroke Count

    13

    JLPT

    N4

    Grade

    4

    Frequency

    845

    Handwriting

Parts of the Kanji

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

    radical

    Meaning

    Say

    Radical Form Of

    kanji

    Meaning

    Style, Ceremony

Words Using

This kanji is used in 8 words:

    word

    試験

    Meaning

    Test, Exam

    word

    試合

    Meaning

    Match

    word

    試す

    Meaning

    Try, Test

    word

    試みる

    Meaning

    Attempt

    word

    試み

    Meaning

    Attempt

    word

    入試

    Meaning

    Entrance exam

    word

    試し

    Meaning

    Test

    word

    筆記試験

    Meaning

    Written exam

Kanji Related to Through the Part

These 46 kanji contain the part 訁 as well.

    kanji

    Meaning

    Theory, Explanation

    kanji

    Meaning

    Discuss

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    Meaning

    Magazine, Document

    kanji

    Meaning

    Section, Lesson

    kanji

    Meaning

    Deliberation

    kanji

    Meaning

    Evidence

    kanji

    Meaning

    Set up, Establish

    kanji

    Meaning

    Knowledge, Discernment

    kanji

    Meaning

    Permit, Allow

    kanji

    Meaning

    Lecture

    kanji

    Meaning

    Request

    kanji

    Meaning

    Detailed

    kanji

    Meaning

    Mistake

    kanji

    Meaning

    Chastise

    kanji

    Meaning

    Apologize

    kanji

    Meaning

    Birth

    kanji

    Meaning

    Instruction

    kanji

    Meaning

    Poetry

    kanji

    Meaning

    Boast

    kanji

    Meaning

    Sincerity

    kanji

    Meaning

    Many, Various

    kanji

    Meaning

    Protect, Defend

    kanji

    Meaning

    Sue, Appeal

    kanji

    Meaning

    Poetry, Words

    kanji

    Meaning

    Sue, Litigate

    kanji

    Meaning

    Hand over, Defer

    kanji

    Meaning

    Examine a patient, Diagnose

    kanji

    Meaning

    Prison, Litigation

    kanji

    Meaning

    Entrust, Consign

    kanji

    Meaning

    Plot, Conspire

    kanji

    Meaning

    Lie, Swindle

    kanji

    Meaning

    Stuff, Packed

    kanji

    Meaning

    Consent, Agreement

    kanji

    Meaning

    Consult

    kanji

    Meaning

    Correspond to

    kanji

    Meaning

    Humble, Modesty

    kanji

    Meaning

    Musical score, Systematic record

    kanji

    Meaning

    Recitation, Recite poetry

    kanji

    Meaning

    Audience with the, Audience

    kanji

    Meaning

    Discreet, Respectfully

    kanji

    Meaning

    Imperial edict

    kanji

    Meaning

    Riddle

    kanji

    Meaning

    Elucidate

    kanji

    Meaning

    Harmony

    kanji

    Meaning

    Obituary

    kanji

    Meaning

    Visit a shrine

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What does 試 mean?

試 means 'Try' and 'Attempt'.

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

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