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Translingual
Etymology
Japanese shinjitai Simplified from 檢 (僉 → 㑒); compare 険, 験, 剣.
Han character
検 (Kangxi radical 75, 木+8, 12 strokes, cangjie input 木人一人 (DOMO) or 難木人一人 (XDOMO), composition ⿰木㑒)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 537, character 13
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 15065
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): not present, would follow volume 2, page 1235, character 3
- Unihan data for U+691C
Japanese
Kanji
検
(Fifth grade kyōiku kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 檢)
- to check
- examine
Readings
Compounds