試 — 13 strokes ／ Radical「言」
道7Elementary year 4 ／ 13 strokes ／ Radical「言」
- On
- シ
- Kun
- こころ(みる)・ため(す)
- Meaning
- try; test
Origin
Phonetic-semantic: 言 (words) for meaning and 式 for sound; to test or try by questioning with words.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| シ | 試験・試作・追試 |
|---|---|
| こころみる | 試みる・試み |
| ためす | 試す・試し |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 試合しあい
match, game
- 試験しけん
exam
Example
明日、算数の試験があります。
Tomorrow there is a math exam.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)