Examination and consideration in Japanese 🇯🇵

けんとう info.

じっけん (ken = "inspection" or "consideration") and とう (to = "examine" or "look into")

Equivalent Japanese Words:
– 検討 (けんとう, kentou)
– 調査 (ちょうさ, chousa) – investigation
– 考察 (こうさつ, kousatsu) – consideration

Alternate Meanings/Slang:
– As a slang term, "けんとう" can sometimes be heard in casual conversation to mean "guess" or "estimate."
For example: "けんとうをつける" (kentou wo tsukeru) – to make a guess

Examples of Sentences:
– この計画の実現可能性について検討しましょう。
(Kono keikaku no jitsugen kanousei ni tsuite kentou shimashou.)
Let's examine the feasibility of this plan.

– 彼の提案は慎重に検討する必要があります。
(Kare no teian wa shinchou ni kentou suru hitsuyou ga arimasu.)
His proposal needs to be carefully considered.

– 新しい仕事を始める前にいくつかの要素を検討するべきだ。
(Atarashii shigoto o hajimeru mae ni ikut no youso o kentou subeki da.)
Before starting a new job, you should examine a few factors.

– この件（けん）について深く検討してください。
(Kono ken ni tsuite fukaku kentou e kudasai.)
Please thoroughly examine this matter.

– 彼女は新しい場所に行くメリットとデメリットを検討している。
(Kanojo wa atarashii basho ni iku meritto to demeritto o kentou e iru.)
She is considering the pros and cons of moving to a new place.

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