12 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 9th grade
JLPT exam level N1

checkup, seeing, diagnose, examine

Kun'yomi
  • to examine (medically)
On'yomi
  • シン

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

シン 62.4%
37.6%

Character Breakdown

checkup, seeing, diagnose
シン み.る (9th, N1)
say, word
い.う こと ゲン (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
thick hair
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
three, hair ornament, short hair or fur radical (no. 59)
サン セン (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)

Common Words

to examine (medically)
medical examination
percussion ②sounding out (someone's intentions)
doctor's visit
to examine one's pulse
to have (an injury, person, etc.) looked at (by a doctor)
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References

Unicode hex code 8A3A
JIS X 0208 1-31-39
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4338
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5586
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1504
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1898
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1008
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1364
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1724
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1860
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1069
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1081
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 35337
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1440
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1214
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1277
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1745
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1586
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1361
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1674
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1740
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 7a5.9
Four corner code 0862.2
De Roo Code 3060