試 – test, try, attempt

13 strokesTaught in grade 4#392 in newspaper frequencyN4 vocabulary

The kanji 試 means test, try, attempt, experiment, ordeal. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is シ (shi); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is こころ.みる、ため.す (kokoromiru, tamesu). It is written with 13 strokes, under radical 言 (no. 149).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	シ	shi
Kun’yomi	こころ.みる	kokoromiru
Kun’yomi	ため.す	tamesu

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 言 (Kangxi radical 149). Components: 言・工・弋.

Words using 試

試合しあいmatch試験しけんexamination試しためしtrial試すためすto try (out)試みこころみattempt試みるこころみるto try

Example sentences

その試合は何時に始まりますか。

What time does the game start?

Tatoeba #210021

とにかく、試験が終わってほっとしたよ。

Anyhow, I'm relieved the test is over.

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私は試しにその山に登ってみた。

I tried climbing the mountain.

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Kanji with the same radical

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