# 検 — examine; check

検 means “examine; check”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 12 strokes. On'yomi: ケン (ken). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: examine; check
- On'yomi: ケン (ken)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 12
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Doing & acting 2

## How to remember 検

Parts: 木 tree · 人 person; roof · 一 one; floor · 口 mouth; box · 人 person; roof

## Don't confuse it with

[険](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/steep/) · [剣](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/sword/) · [倹](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/frugal/)

## More in the “Doing & acting 2” set

[示](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/indicate/) · [検](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/examine/) · [断](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/refuse/) · [導](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/lead/) · [備](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/prepare/) · [助](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/help/) · [失](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/lose/) · [達](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/attain/) · [処](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/deal-with/)

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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/n3-kanji/examine/. Last updated 2026-11-01.