# 診 — examine a patient; diagnose

診 means “examine a patient; diagnose”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 12 strokes. On'yomi: シン (shin). Kun'yomi: み(る) (miru). You'll see it in words such as 診る (miru, “to examine; to have a look at”).

- Meaning: examine a patient; diagnose
- On'yomi: シン (shin)
- Kun'yomi: み(る) (miru)
- Strokes: 12
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Body & health 1

## How to remember 診

Parts: 言 say; words · 人 person; roof · 彡 hair

## Words with 診

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 診る | みる (miru) | to examine; to have a look at |

## Don't confuse it with

[珍](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/rare/)

## More in the “Body & health 1” set

[姿](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/figure/) · [筋](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/muscle/) · [聴](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/listen/) · [患](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/patient/) · [傷](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/wound/) · [診](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/examine-a-patient/) · [症](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/symptom/) · [肝](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/liver/) · [剤](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/dose/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/examine-a-patient/. Last updated 2026-11-01.