Quick answer
試 is the kanji for "Try". Its reading is こころ.みる (kokoromiru). This page includes example sentences and a stroke-order diagram.
Meaning
Try
Also : Test · Attempt · Experiment
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
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Stroke Order
13 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 試 represents 'TEST'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of test.
On-reading: し — remember this sound by associating it with test. Kun-reading: こころ.みる.
Example Sentences
試着してから服を買いました。
しちゃくしてからふくをかいました。
I bought the clothes after trying them on.
新しいゲームを試しました。
あたらしいげーむをためしました。
I tried a new game.
Vocabulary using 試
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Last updated Jun 11, 2026
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