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験 means 'verification'

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Strokes : 18    Frequency: 513   JLPT: N4    Usefulness: 2    Study set: 2-8    Grade: 4   Intermediate lesson: 13    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 8 words   Used in 333 words   Used in 153 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
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   ケン   ゲン
Kun    あかし   しるし   ためし   ため
  
⿰   horse   unanimous  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 験 is used 13 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 験 is used 329 times, read 5 ways.
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ケン : 317 words FIND ALL
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experience
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ゲン : 9 words FIND ALL
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noun
1. effect; efficacy
2. omen
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ためし : 1 word FIND ALL
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Most common form: 試し
noun
trial; test
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しるし : 1 word FIND ALL
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noun
sign; indication; omen
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ため : 1 word FIND ALL
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Most common form: 試す
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to attempt; to test; to try out
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An additional 4 less common words include 験 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
Henshall: 500 (originally: 475)  Joy o' Kanji : 475  Key to Kanji: 283 

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ケン   ゲン    verification   
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ケン    unanimous   
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オウ    centre   
assembly, gathering   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
バ   うま horse   ま horse   
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little bird
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fire
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