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監査 (かんさ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
inspection ; audit ; judgment
Formal examination of accounts, procedures, or quality, often by an official body. Covers financial audits, compliance inspections, and evaluative judgments.
この 製せい 品ひん は 厳きび しい 品ひん 質しつ 監かん 査さ を パス し た 。
This product passed a strict quality inspection.
Written forms 監かん 査さ Usage 100%
Standard kanji spelling for inspection, audit, and judgment.
鑑かん 査さ Usage <1%
Rare variant; 監査 is overwhelmingly preferred in modern usage.
Kanji 監 oversee, official, govt office 鑑 specimen, take warning from, learn from Similar words 検けん 査さ 検査 is a general inspection or examination (medical, safety, etc.), while 監査 implies a formal, often official, audit or judgment.
審しん 査さ 審査 is a screening or judging (e.g., of applications, contests), whereas 監査 focuses on verification and compliance.
Etymology Compound of 監 (watch, oversee) and 査 (investigate, inspect). The spelling 鑑査 uses 鑑 (model, mirror) but is now rare.
