- 1. [n, vs, vt] judgement; judgment; discernment; discrimination; having an eye for
- 2. [n, vs, vt] appraisal (e.g. of an antique); evaluation; assessment
- 3. [n, vs, vt] forensics; (criminal) identification; crime lab
Kanji in this word
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鑑
specimen, take warning from, learn fromOn: カン (kan)Kun: かんが.みる (kanga.miru)、 かがみ (kagami)
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識
discriminating, know, writeOn: シキ (shiki)Kun: し.る (shi.ru)、 しる.す (shiru.su)
Example Sentences
芸術の研究には立派な鑑識力が必要だ。
geijutsu no kenkyuu niha rippa na kanshiki chikara ga hitsuyou da .
It requires a good taste to study art.
鑑識班は今日の火事の原因を特定しようとしている。
kanshiki han ha kyou no kaji no gen'in wo tokutei shiyoutoshiteiru .
Investigators are trying to pin down the cause of today's fire.