審

Kanji
審
Level
N1
Meaning
Scrutinize, examine, judge
On'yomi
シン
Strokes
15
Common compounds

審査 (しんさ) examination, screening; 審判 (しんぱん) referee, judgment; 審議 (しんぎ) deliberation, discussion

Memory hook

To scrutinize means to look at every detail (宀 cover, 采 color/form, 申 declare/state). The details (釆) under the roof (宀) are declared (申).

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