試し

noun

test; trial; experiment; exam

Primarily a bound element used in compounds such as 試合, 試験, 試練, and 試み. As a standalone noun it is rare and mostly literary or technical.

• 「試し」は「試し験けん」や「試し合あい」などの熟じゅく語ごでよく使つかわれる。

  The character 試 is often used in compounds like 試験 (exam) and 試合 (match).

• この実じっ験けんは単たんなる試しに過すぎない。

  This experiment is merely a trial.