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Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 3

JLPT level: N4

336 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 9

Meaning: polish, study of, sharpen

Kunyomi: と.ぐ

Onyomi: ケン

Composition: 石 开

研

Radical

Radical: 石

Reading: いしへん

Meaning: stone

Strokes: 5

Reading: いしへん

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Examples

Examples with audio

研修(けんしゅう)   training

研究所(けんきゅうじょ)   research institute

研究室(けんきゅうしつ)   seminar room, prof's office

研摩する(けんまする)   grind

研究する(けんきゅうする)   research [ v.t.]

研ぐ(とぐ)   sharpen

Onyomi Examples

研究員 (ケンキュウイン) researcher, lab worker

研究 (ケンキュウ) research, study, investigation

予研 (ヨケン) National Institute of Health

映研 (エイケン) film studies, cinema studies

Kunyomi Examples

研ぐ (とぐ) to sharpen, to hone, to whet, to grind, to wash (rice), to scour, to polish, to burnish

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