This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ケン、ゲン、あかし、しるし、ため.す、ためし
Romaji: ken, gen, akashi, shirushi, tame.su, tameshi
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

verification, effect, testing

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  18
Radical Number:  187
Frequency:  410
Grade:  4
Skip Pattern:  1-10-8
Korean Reading:  heom
Chinese Reading:  yan4
Unicode:  9a13
JIS:  3833

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1833
Nelson Index: 5220
New Nelson Index: 6758
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 10a8.4
Four Corner Index: 7833.6
Guide to Remembering Index: 475
Gakken Index: 404
Daikanwanjiten Index: 44835
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 12.0534
Remembering the kanji Index: 1980
Busy People Index: 2.9
Kanji Way Index: 385
Kanji Flashcards Index: 282
Kodansha Compact Index: 1920
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 500
Kanji in Context Index: 793
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1192
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1628
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1999
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2134
Essential Kanji Index: 355
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2306
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3463
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 600
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 635

Words

試し (ためし)
trial; test
(げん、けん)
effect; efficacy; omen
経験 (けいけん)
experience
体験 (たいけん)
personal experience; physical experience; one's own experience
試験場 (しけんじょう)
examination hall; examination room; laboratory; experimental station; testing ground
(しるし)
sign; indication; omen
試験 (しけん)
examination; test; study; trial; experiment
実験 (じっけん)
experiment
受験 (じゅけん)
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
受験生 (じゅけんせい)
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
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