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JLPT N1suru verbLevel estimated by Bebop

検けん証しょう

kenshou

to verify, to examine

Example sentences

  1. 科学者かがくしゃはその理論りろんは実験じっけんによって検証けんしょうされるべきだと主張しゅちょうした。

    The scientist maintained that the theory should be tested through experiments.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. いずれの説せつも今後こんごの検証けんしょうの必要ひつようがある。

    The both theories require further verification.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. 慎重しんちょうな検証けんしょうが必要ひつようであるが、同時代史料どうじだいしりょうが極きわめて少すくないことから、重要じゅうような史料しりょうであることには変かわりがない。

    Careful assessment is required, but since the historical materials in that era are very few, they are still important as historical materials.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 検証

  • 検examine; investigateOnケンKunしらべる
  • 証evidence; proofOnショウKunあかし

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