# 験 — Test

Frequency rank 326 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

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

More common than 態 (Appearance), less common than 消 (Extinguish).

- On’yomi: けん、げん
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 馬 Horse (Kangxi 187)
- Frequency path: Level III of XX

A horse (馬) fights a squid (僉) in a bizarre arena — it's the ultimate test of land versus sea.

In words:

- 経験 けいけん・する — to experience
- 試験 しけん — examination
- 実験 じっけん — experiment

[Study 験](https://app.kanjidrift.com/study?kanji=%E9%A8%93)

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