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査 - Investigate
Edo-era junsa pauses to Investigate a smuggler's Tree, pressing a flat Also tablet onto the trunk to tag it for checking. That Also piece is the phonetic 且 giving the 'sa' sound heard in 'chōsa' and 'kensa', so 'tree + also' sticks as 'investigate'.
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査 - Investigate
Index #901
Grade 5
9 strokes
JLPT Level: N2
Readings:
Compound Kanji

Common Vocab

ちょうさ 調査
investigation, inquiry
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けんさ 検査
inspection, examination
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そうさ 捜査
criminal investigation, search
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