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ケン・ゲン
Kun
Meaning
test; examination; verification; effect

Origin

ORIGIN

Phonetic-semantic: 馬 (horse) with 僉 for sound; to test or verify, hence 'examination'.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

ケン試験・経験・実験
ゲン験がある・霊験

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 経験けいけん

    experience

  • 試験しけん

    exam; test

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

はじめての 海の 経験は 楽しかった。

My first experience of the sea was fun.

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