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examination
Meanings
examination RTKExamine
Community Mnemonic
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You're giving a tree an examination. You take a wood sample from the tree with an awl (cmp 校 (#1278)).
Source: Kanji Koohii community
Radical Components
On'yomi
けん
Kun'yomi
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