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検討 (けんとう, kentou) Japanese meaning: examination | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N3 › Freq. Frequency Top 2,000 Conjugation 検討する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 検けん 討とう する 検けん 討とう しない Polite 検けん 討とう します 検けん 討とう しません Past polite 検けん 討とう しました 検けん 討とう しませんでした Past 検けん 討とう した 検けん 討とう しなかった Te-form 検けん 討とう して 検けん 討とう しないで Desire 検けん 討とう したい 検けん 討とう したくない Potential 検けん 討とう できる 検けん 討とう できない Passive 検けん 討とう される 検けん 討とう されない Causative 検けん 討とう させる 検けん 討とう させない Causative passive 検けん 討とう させられる 検けん 討とう させられない Volitional 検けん 討とう しよう Polite volitional 検けん 討とう しましょう Imperative 検けん 討とう しろ 検けん 討とう するな Conditional 検けん 討とう すれば 検けん 討とう しなければ Tara conditional 検けん 討とう したら 検けん 討とう しなかったら
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We are examining the new project proposal.
We need to reconsider that issue once more.
The committee carefully scrutinized the budget proposal.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 を 検けん 討とう する to examine/consider something
We will examine the new proposal.
〈 事こと 〉 について 検けん 討とう する to look into/consider a matter
We need to consider the change in budget.
検けん 討とう の 余よ 地ち がある there is room for further consideration
There's still room for consideration in this plan.
ご 検けん 討とう をお 願ねが いします please give this your consideration (polite business request)
Please give this matter your consideration.
前まえ 向む きに 検けん 討とう する to consider something positively/favorably
The company is considering the proposal favorably.
Kanji 検 examination, investigate 討 chastise, attack, defeat Related words· 13 考慮 means simply taking something into account as a factor, while 検討 implies actively analyzing and weighing it in detail.
調査 focuses on factual investigation or research to gather information, whereas 検討 is broader and includes deliberation and evaluation of that information.
審議 is formal deliberation carried out in official meetings or legislative bodies, while 検討 is more general and can be used in everyday business or personal contexts.
検討 refers to practical examination aimed at making a decision, while 考察 refers to a theoretical, analytical examination of a topic.
Show 9 more 検討 is the initial examination or consideration of something, while 再検討 specifically means doing that examination again.
検討 focuses on weighing options or discussing a matter, while 吟味 stresses careful, detailed scrutiny of facts or quality.
検討する is a formal word for carefully examining or discussing an issue, whereas 考える can be used for any kind of thinking, casual or serious.
検討 is used for examining a plan or proposal from practical angles, whereas 思案 emphasizes personal, often solitary pondering.
Don't confuse with· 5 健闘 (fighting bravely, a good effort) and 検討 (careful examination or consideration) are pronounced identically as けんとう but have completely unrelated meanings.
検討 (to examine/consider) shares the kanji 検 with 検挙 (to arrest) but has a completely unrelated meaning of deliberation rather than police action.
見当 and 検討 are pronounced identically (けんとう) but 見当 means a guess or bearings while 検討 means careful examination or consideration.
Show 2 more Word family· 13 re-examination; review; reconsideration; reappraisal
under consideration; under review; pending
review meeting; discussion session; planning conference
draft drawing; draft plan; preliminary sketch
Etymology Sino-Japanese compound of 検 (examine, inspect) and 討 (discuss, investigate). The combination conveys thorough examination and deliberation.
検討する means to examine or consider carefully, often for a decision, whereas 論ずる implies discussing or arguing a topic openly, often in speech or writing.
検討 is calm, analytical deliberation over options already on the table, while 模索 implies feeling one's way forward when no clear option yet exists.
検討 means to consider or review something (often to decide on a course of action), while 分析 focuses specifically on breaking something into parts to understand it.
検討 means to examine or study something in detail (e.g. a proposal), while 勘案 specifically means weighing multiple factors together before reaching a decision.
検討する means to examine or consider carefully, often before a decision, while 論じる focuses on discussing or debating a topic verbally or in writing.
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検討 (to consider or deliberate) and 検証 (to verify or test) share the kanji 検 but describe different mental actions.
検討 means to consider or deliberate on something, not to certify it, but its similar kanji and sound make it easy to mix up with 検定.
consideration of pros and cons; examining arguments for and against
Show 5 more technical investigation; technical review
review work; study; investigation
subject of investigation; object under examination
results of an investigation; findings; deliberation results
opportunity study
