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体験 (たいけん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N2 Freq. Frequency Top 2,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
(practical) experience ; personal experience ; hands-on experience
Refers to direct, personal experience gained through actually doing, seeing, or feeling something, as opposed to theoretical knowledge. Commonly used as both a noun and a suru-verb.
かい
を
操そう
作さ
し
て
、
その
難むずか
しさ
を
体たい
験けん
し
た
。
I experienced the difficulty firsthand by actually operating the machine.
Kanji 験 verification, effect, testing Similar words 経けい 験けん 経験 is broader, covering both direct and indirect experience, and often implies accumulated knowledge or skill over time. 体験 emphasizes a concrete, personal, often one-time event that one goes through directly.
Etymology Compound of 体 (body, substance) and 験 (test, examine), literally 'to test with one's own body', conveying the idea of direct, personal experience.
