Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 検問(けんもん) in Japanese

検問
Kana Reading
けんもん
Romaji
kenmon
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    inspection; examination; check
    Example sentence
    警官は車を１台１台検問した。 The police checked up on each car.

Examples of 検問, けんもん in a sentence

Kanji in this word

検 JLPT 2

12 strokes

examination, investigate

On'Yomi: ケン

Kun'Yomi: しら.べる

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問 JLPT 4

11 strokes

question, ask, problem

On'Yomi: モン

Kun'Yomi: と.う, と.い, とん

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