Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 4

JLPT level: N4

392 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 13

Meaning: test, try, attempt, experiment, ordeal

Kunyomi: こころ.みる ため.す

Onyomi:

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: ごんべん

Meaning: speech

Strokes: 7

Examples

Examples with audio

験(しけん)   examination

合(しあい)   game

行錯誤(しこうさくご)   trial and error

作する(しさくする)   make a prototype

食する(ししょくする)   taste, sample food

着する(しちゃくする)   try on clothes

みる(こころみる)   attempt

す(ためす)   try

Onyomi Examples

testing, experiment, test, examination, exam, trial

シアイ match, game, bout, contest

コウシ national examinations

コウシ test, exam

Kunyomi Examples

みる こころみる to try, to attempt, to have a go (at)

ためす to attempt, to test, to try out

ためすじ patron, effective means