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Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1019 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 12

Meaning: checkup, seeing, diagnose, examine

Kunyomi: み.る

Onyomi: シン

Composition: 言 人 彡

診

Radical

Radical: 言

Meaning: speech

Reading: げん

Frequency: 861

Alternative forms:

訁(alt radical position hen)

言

Examples

Onyomi Examples

診断 (シンダン) diagnosis, medical examination

診察 (シンサツ) medical examination, checkup, consultation

健診 (ケンシン) health checkup, (general) medical examination, physical examination

受診 (ジュシン) having a medical examination, seeing a doctor

Kunyomi Examples

診る (みる) to examine (medically), to have a look at, to check (a patient's pulse)

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