Entry
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

    verification of a calculation; checking (the result of) a calculation; going over one's figures

    計算をするとき、検算をしない。
    He doesn't check his figures when he's calculating.

Also written 験算【けんざん】

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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

examination, investigate

Kun
しら.べる
On
ケン
Strokes
12
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N1
Frequency
290 of 2500
Radical
tree
WaniKani
Level 21

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
1-4-8SKIP code
4a8.28The Kanji Dictionary
4893.6Four corner code
1863deroo
691cUnicode hex code
1-24-01JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2304Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2752New Nelson (John Haig)
986New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1241Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
674Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
898Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1673Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1803Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
351A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
785Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
15065PMorohashi
663A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
531Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
540Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
771sakade
638Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
690henshall3
752Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
473crowley
792Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1101Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1689Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
jian3Pinyin reading
geomKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
21WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

calculate, divining, number, abacus, probability

Kun
そろ
On
サン
Strokes
14
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N2
Frequency
361 of 2500
Radical
bamboo
WaniKani
Level 10

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
2-6-8SKIP code
6f8.7The Kanji Dictionary
8844.6Four corner code
2355deroo
7b97Unicode hex code
1-27-27JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3415Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4316New Nelson (John Haig)
2702New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3351Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1737Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2359Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
946Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1017Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
333A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2213Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
720Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
26146Morohashi
128A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
747Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
760Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
219sakade
797Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
142henshall3
232Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
499crowley
356Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1485Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
955Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
suan4Pinyin reading
sanKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
10WaniKani level