noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
considering and examining; pondering and investigating
Archaic noun and suru-verb meaning thorough examination or investigation. Not used in modern Japanese; encountered only in historical or classical texts.
古い文献では「事実を考覈する」のように使われることがある。
In old documents, it is sometimes used as in 'to examine the facts thoroughly'.
Compound of 考 (consider) and 覈 (examine thoroughly). The character 覈 is rare and not in the jōyō kanji list; the word is an archaic Sino-Japanese term.