Keyword
refine
Info
FrequencyTop 700-800
Type
Kyōiku (3rd grade) 
?
Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 8
Heisig729
Old form
Readings
けん
(95%)
(4%)
Composed of
stone
oriental lantern
Mnemonic

If you'd like to refine your Japanese garden and make it more classy consider adding a stone trail and a fancy oriental lantern next to it.

Used in vocabulary (190 in total)
study; research; investigation
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
training (esp. in-service); induction course
research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)
researcher; lab worker
research society; study class (e.g. religious); seminar (e.g. presentation of research)
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)
grinding; polishing; refining (skill, knowledge, etc.); striving to master something
researcher; student (of)
medical intern; resident
research and development; R&D
research project (e.g. at school); independent research
material (data) for one's research; research material
research material; experimental material
results of a scientific investigation; findings
of inquiring mind; eager to study; enthusiastic in studying
society for the study of manga; manga club
research funds (expenses)
polish; grinding; sharpening
research publication; scholarly publication
forensic researcher; crime scene investigator
to sharpen one's fangs
training period; residency (esp. medical); internship
druggist's mortar
film studies; cinema studies
workshop; training course
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
postgraduate course; graduate course
to sharpen one's claws
occult club
research thesis; treatise
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
academic study; academic research
research methods; method of study (research)
film studies; cinema studies
research area; field of research
science institute; scientific laboratory
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
cooking expert; culinary researcher
spirit of study (inquiry, enquiry); (having) an inquiring mind
technical research institute
fieldwork; on-the-job training; hands-on training
society for the study of manga; manga club
abrasive compound; abrading agent; abradant; polishing agent
report of (one's) research; research paper
rakugo research society; rakugo research club
research expenses; research costs
institute for general research; multidiscipline laboratory
claw sharpening; scratching post (for cats); claw sharpener
sharpener (of swords) and polisher (of mirrors)
institute for general research; multidiscipline laboratory
clinical research; clinical study
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
meeting for reading research papers
rakugo research society; rakugo research club
research for a graduation thesis; graduation thesis work; graduation research project
economics research centre; economics research center
research investigation; research survey
training camp; off-campus residential course
grinder; grinding machine; polisher
just sharpened
prior research; previous work
subject for study (inquiry, enquiry); laboratory subject
practical research; applied research
Judicial Research and Training Institute
area of study (investigation); research area
cancer research; cancer research institute; cancer research center (centre)
laboratory block; research laboratory building
research for a graduation thesis; graduation thesis work; graduation research project
advance training; prior training
research results; research record; research achievement
case method; case study method
knife sharpener; whetstone
postdoc; postdoctoral fellow; postdoctoral researcher
pilot study; preliminary study
polish; improvement; burnishing
just sharpened
cancer research institute; cancer research center (centre)
tool sharpener (esp. knives)
human research subject; person who is being studied
claw sharpening; scratching post (for cats); claw sharpener
grinder; grinding machine
grinding; polishing; refining (skill, knowledge, etc.); striving to master something
polishing; polished finish; burnished finish
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
claw sharpening; scratching post (for cats); claw sharpener
rakugo research society; rakugo research club
writing brush and inkstone; writing; composition; daily life of a writer
communications laboratory
one who sharpens razors
sharpener (of swords) and polisher (of mirrors)
research institute bulletin
grinding allowance
centerless grinding; centreless grinding
centerless grinding; centreless grinding
research student (worker) abroad
National Institute of Health
Institute for Medical Sciences
Pana-Wave Laboratory (Japanese religious organization)
Kinmirai Seiji Kenkyūkai (faction of the LDP)
Banchō Seisaku Kenkyūjo (faction of the LDP)
prefectural training institute
training institute for civil servants
research and teaching centre (center)
sharpening with a rough grindstone; rough sharpening
sharpening with a rough grindstone; rough sharpening
sabbatical; sabbatical leave
polished surface; ground surface
electrolytic polishing; electro-polishing; electrolytic grinding; electrolytic machining
Heisei Kenkyūkai (faction of the Liberal Democratic Party)
Kuni no Katachi Kenkyūkai (faction of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan); Kan faction; Kan group
Examples (155 in total)
He was looking into the possibility of buying a house.
He studied the way birds fly.
I concentrated my effort on the study.