# 査 — Inspect

Frequency rank 310 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Frequent enough that you will keep running into it once you read past headlines.

More common than 半 (Half), less common than 構 (Set Up).

- On’yomi: さ
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 木 Tree (Kangxi 75)
- Frequency path: Level III of XX
- School grade: 5
- Strokes: 9

A tree on the bottom supports a top hat above — an inspector wearing a top hat climbs a tree to inspect the canopy from the highest branch.

In words:

- 検査 けんさ — inspection (e.g. customs, factory),examination
- 調査 ちょうさ — investigation,examination,inquiry,survey
- 巡査 じゅんさ — police,policeman

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