Kanji

験

験

verification, effect, testing

Kanji

Grade

Grade 4

Strokes

18 strokes

Radical

馬部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ケン, ゲン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

あかし, しるし, ためす, ためし

Nanori (Name Reading)

とし

Common Readings

ケン, ゲン

Example sentences

経験 けいけん
この仕事には長年の経験が必要です。

This job requires many years of experience.

でした でした
素晴らしい経験でした

It was a wonderful experience.

試験 しけん
明日の入学試験のために、夜遅くまで勉強した。

I studied late into the night for tomorrow's entrance exam.

受ける うける
来月試験を受ける

I will take an exam next month.

実験 じっけん
新しい理論を証明するために、何度も実験を繰り返した。

I repeated the experiment many times to prove the new theory.

データ データ
実験で得られたデータを分析する。

Analyze the data obtained in the experiment.

体験 たいけん
海外旅行は私にとって貴重な体験だった。

Traveling abroad was a precious experience for me.

語る かたる
祖父は戦争の体験を静かに語った。

My grandfather quietly told us about his experiences in the war.

受験 じゅけん
志望校の受験に向けて、一生懸命準備をしている。

I am preparing hard for the entrance exams for my first-choice school.

一本 いっぽん
志望校を一本に絞って受験勉強に励む。

I will focus on only one school and work hard on my entrance exam studies.

Example Vocabulary

経験

けいけん

experience; knowledge or skill gained through doing

試験

しけん

exam; test; trial

実験

じっけん

experiment

体験

たいけん

experience; hands-on experience

受験

じゅけん

taking an exam

経験値

けいけんち

experience points; level of experience

経験を積む

けいけんをつむ

to gain experience

経験者

けいけんしゃ

experienced person

初体験

はつたいけん

受験生

じゅけんせい

student preparing for an exam

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