A Kanji to tame

THE KANJI · N4 · 13 strokes

Test ; Try ; Attempt ; Experiment ; Ordeal

Readings on: シ
Kun readings: こころ.みる・ため.す

試験しけん — review

Readings depend on the word. In kun readings, the dot separates the kanji from its kana ending (okurigana).

Two-word kanji

Reading belongs to the complete word: it is not always deduced from isolated readings.

• 試合しあい — competition; match Word card → Source
• 試験しけん — test; examination; test Word card → Source
• 試練しれん — test; test Source
• 入試にゅうし — entry examination Source
• 試食ししょく — tasting of food Source
• 試作しさく — pilot breeding; experimental manufacturing Source