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Keyword
refine
  • polish
  • study of
  • sharpen
Frequency
#336
Strokes
9
Grade
3
JLPT (old)
N3
Heisig
729
Readings
ケン92%
と8%
Mnemonic
A gardener polishes each stone, then sets an oriental lantern beside the pond to refine the whole garden.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in kanji
Used in vocabulary
研けん究きゅう
research; study; investigation
Noun
研けん究きゅう所じょ
research institute; (research) laboratory
Noun
研けん修しゅう
training (esp. in-service); induction course
Noun
研けん究きゅう員いん
researcher; lab worker
Noun
研けん究きゅう室しつ
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
Noun
研けん究きゅう家か
researcher; student (of)
Noun
研けん究きゅう官かん
research officer
Noun
研けん究きゅう結けっ果か
results of a scientific investigation; findings
Noun
研みがき
polish; burnishing; improvement; becoming more skilled
Noun
研けん磨ま
grinding; polishing; refining (a skill, knowledge, etc.); applying oneself (to study); disciplining oneself
Noun
研けん
research (institute, laboratory, group, etc.)
Suffix
総そう研けん
institute for general research; multidiscipline laboratory
Noun
予よ研けん
National Institute of Health
Noun
研とぐ
to sharpen; to hone; to whet; to grind; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish; to burnish
Godan verb
学がっ研けん
Gakken (publisher)
Noun
理り研けん
Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (abbr)
Noun
研けん鑽さん
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
Noun
研とぎ
polish; grinding; sharpening
Noun