# 査 — inspect

査 means “inspect”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 9 strokes. On'yomi: サ (sa). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: inspect
- On'yomi: サ (sa)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 9
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Doing & acting 1

## How to remember 査

Parts: 木 tree · 且 moreover

## Don't confuse it with

[相](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/mutual/) · [体](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/body/) · [具](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/tool/) · [植](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/plant/)

## More in the “Doing & acting 1” set

[定](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/determine/) · [選](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/choose/) · [決](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/decide/) · [調](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/look-into/) · [保](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/preserve/) · [活](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/activity/) · [得](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/gain/) · [査](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/inspect/) · [求](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/seek/)

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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/inspect/. Last updated 2026-11-01.