試

try, test

JLPT N4 Grade 4 13 strokes

Kun'yomi: こころ・ため
On'yomi: シ

試 means "try, test". It is a JLPT N4 kanji written in 13 strokes. It is read こころ・ため in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and シ in compounds (on'yomi). Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 4.

Example word

試験しけん

exam

試 in example sentences

物ものは試ためし。

Mono wa tameshi.

You'll never know unless you try.
試ためしてみる。

Tameshite miru.

I try.
試合しあいに負まけた。

Shiai ni maketa.

I lost the game.

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, licensed CC-BY 2.0 FR.

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Words that use 試

Common questions

What does the kanji 試 mean?: 試 means "try, test". It is a JLPT N4 kanji.
How many strokes does 試 have?: 試 is written in 13 strokes.
How is 試 read?: It is read こころ・ため in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and シ in compounds (on'yomi).
What JLPT level is 試?: 試 is a JLPT N4 kanji.

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