検 Examine

Radical Combination

• 木

  Tree
• Squid

Meaning

Primary

Examine

Mnemonic

You see a tree with a squid on it, so you get closer to examine it.

Hints

As you examine the tree and the squid in it, you think, "Huh, nope still weird." You should examine it further to find out what's going on.

Readings

On’yomi

けん

Kun’yomi

None

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

You're sticking your face in really, really close to examine this little squid in the tree when Ken (けん) the samurai appears behind you. "There you are, squid! Thank you citizen, I've been looking all over for my little chum."

Hints

Imagine how many trees Ken examined before he found you both. Picture him putting his face really close to each one, then shedding a single tear when he realized this squid wasn't in it.