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点検する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	点てん検けんする	点てん検けんしない
Polite	点てん検けんします	点てん検けんしません
Past polite	点てん検けんしました	点てん検けんしませんでした
Past	点てん検けんした	点てん検けんしなかった
Te-form	点てん検けんして	点てん検けんしないで
Desire	点てん検けんしたい	点てん検けんしたくない
Potential	点てん検けんできる	点てん検けんできない
Passive	点てん検けんされる	点てん検けんされない
Causative	点てん検けんさせる	点てん検けんさせない
Causative passive	点てん検けんさせられる	点てん検けんさせられない
Volitional	点てん検けんしよう
Polite volitional	点てん検けんしましょう
Imperative	点てん検けんしろ	点てん検けんするな
Conditional	点てん検けんすれば	点てん検けんしなければ
Tara conditional	点てん検けんしたら	点てん検けんしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

inspection; check; examination

A careful, often systematic check of equipment, facilities, or conditions, typically for safety or maintenance. Used as both a noun and a suru-verb.

出しゅっ発ぱつ前まえに車くるまの点てん検けんをしてください。
Please inspect the car before departure.
消しょう防ぼう署しょがビルの防ぼう火か設せつ備びを点てん検けんした。
The fire department inspected the building's fire safety equipment.

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Usage patterns

〈物もの〉を点てん検けんするto inspect/check something
毎まい朝あさ、車くるまのタイヤを点てん検けんする。
Every morning, I check the car's tires.
点てん検けんを行おこなうto carry out an inspection
工こう場じょうでは月つきに一いち度ど、安あん全ぜん点てん検けんを行おこなっている。
The factory carries out a safety inspection once a month.
点てん検けんを受うけるto undergo an inspection
エレベーターは定てい期き的てきに点てん検けんを受うける必ひつ要ようがある。
Elevators need to undergo regular inspections.
〈物もの〉を点てん検けんに出だすto send something in for inspection
車くるまを点てん検けんに出だしたので、今日きょうは電でん車しゃで通つう勤きんする。
I sent my car in for inspection, so I'm commuting by train today.

Kanji

点spot, point, mark
検examination, investigate

Related words· 6

検けん査さN3
検査 is a broader term for testing or examination (medical, quality, etc.), while 点検 focuses on checking equipment or facilities item by item for safety or malfunction.
確かく認にんN4
確認 means confirming or verifying a fact or status, whereas 点検 implies a hands-on, systematic inspection for problems.
調ちょう査さN3
調査 refers to a broader investigation or survey into facts or causes, while 点検 is a routine, itemized check of equipment or conditions.
チェックN4
チェック is a casual loanword for a quick check, while 点検 suggests a more formal, systematic inspection, often of machinery or safety systems.

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車しゃ検けん
点検 is a general term for a checkup or inspection (e.g. of equipment or machinery), while 車検 specifically refers to Japan's legally mandated periodic vehicle inspection.
下した見みN1
点検 is a technical check or inspection of equipment or systems, while 下見 is a general advance look that can apply to places or documents.

Don't confuse with

検けん診しん
検診 refers specifically to a medical checkup, while 点検 is used for inspecting equipment, facilities, or mechanical systems.
点てん呼こ
点呼 means calling names to check who is present, while 点検 means inspecting equipment or conditions for defects.

Counted with

回かいN4
点検 is counted with 回 as an occurrence, e.g. 年に一回の点検 (one inspection a year).

Word family

点てん検けん口こう
access hole; inspection opening
総そう点てん検けん
general inspection; complete overhaul
保ほ守しゅ点てん検けん
maintenance and inspection; maintenance checkup
定てい期き点てん検けん
periodic inspection; routine check
点てん検けん商しょう法ほう
scam inspection sales tactic; fake inspector fraud
点てん検けん済ずみ
inspected; checked; inspection completed

Etymology

Compound of 点 (point, item) and 検 (examine), literally 'point-by-point examination'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the meaning is transparent from the kanji.