See also: 檢討 and 检讨

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
けん
Grade: 5
とう
Grade: 6
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
檢討 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(けん)(とう) (kentōけんたう (kentau)?

  1. consideration;
  2. conversation or debate concerning a particular topic; discussion

Verb edit

(けん)(とう)する (kentō surutransitive suru (stem (けん)(とう) (kentō shi), past (けん)(とう)した (kentō shita))

  1. to consider
    検討(けんとう)すべきか(まよ)っている
    kentō subeki ka mayotteiru
    We are pondering whether we should consider it or not.
    地球温暖化対策(ちきゅうおんだんかたいさく)検討(けんとう)する
    chikyū ondanka taisaku o kentō suru
    consider measures to cope with global warming

Conjugation edit

References edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN