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査

Level III of XX on the frequency path

Frequency rank 310 / 2,608

Inspect

On’yomi
さ
Kun’yomi
—
Radical
木 Tree (Kangxi 75)
School grade
5
Strokes
9

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).

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),examinationN3
調査 ちょうさ investigation,examination,inquiry,surveyN3
巡査 じゅんさ police,policemanN2

査 is rank 310 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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