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研: to grind fine; to do research

 

研 yán


: to grind fine
: to do research, to investigate thoroughly

Kun Reading

研ぐ | とぐ togu

godan verb with gu ending | transitive verb
: to sharpen; to hone; to whet; to grind
: to wash (rice)
: to scour; to polish; to burnish

研ぎ | とぎ togi OR みがき migaki

noun
: polish; grinding; sharpening

研く OR 磨く | みがく migaku

godan verb with ku ending | transitive verb
: to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth)
: to refine; to improve

On Reading

ケン ken

 Usage:

研究 yan2jiu1: research; a study [けんきゅう kenkyuu: study; research; investigation]

研究所 yan2jiu1 suo3: research institute; graduate studies; graduate school
[けんきゅうしょ kenkyuusho OR けんきゅうじょ kenkyuujo: research establishment (institute, laboratory, etc.)]  
研究生 yan2jiu1 sheng1: graduate student; postgraduate student; research student
[けんきゅうせい kenkyuusei: research student]  
[研究家 | けんきゅうか kenkyuuka: researcher; student (of)]

研製[制] yan2zhi4: to manufacture; to develop
研討[讨] yan2tao3: discussion
鑽[钻]研 zuan1yan2: to study meticulously; to delve into
科研 ke1yan2: (scientific) research
調[调]研 diao4yan2: to investigate and research; research; investigation
保研 bao3yan2: to recommend somebody for postgraduate studies; to admit for postgraduate studies without taking the entrance exam



Chinese expression | chengyu 成語
極深研幾 [极深研几] ji2 shen1 yan2 ji3
: deep and detailed investigation

 Etymology:
形声 Pictophonetic.
石 (shi1: stone radical 112) suggests the meaning while
开 (kai1: open) provides the sound.



Variant:



Specialized semantic:
揅 yan2: grind fine; study; research



Historical variant:
硎 xing2: whetstone



 Examples:
none applicable

Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary