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).