検査
けんさ · kensa
Inspection (e.g. customs, factory), examination, test, check, scan (e.g. MRI, PET), audit
Other ways to say “inspection” in Japanese →
high first, then falls · what is pitch accent?
Example sentences
保安検査場まで走って、やっと間に合った。
ほあんけんさじょうまではしって、やっとまにあった。
I ran to the security checkpoint and just made it.
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保安検査場を通過する際には、液体物の持ち込み制限にご注意ください。
ほあんけんさじょうをつうかするさいには、えきたいぶつのもちこみせいげんにごちゅういください。
When passing through the security checkpoint, please be aware of restrictions on bringing liquids.
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What does 検査 mean?
Inspection (e.g. customs, factory), examination, test, check, scan (e.g. MRI, PET), audit.
How do you pronounce 検査?
けんさ (kensa). Pitch accent: atamadaka — high first, then falls. Press Listen above to hear it.
What JLPT level is 検査?
JLPT N2 — upper intermediate. See the JLPT N2 guide.
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