Kenmon

検問 (Kenmon) is a Japanese noun meaning “inspection, examination, check, checkpoint”.

Meanings

  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbinspection; examination; check
  2. noun, suru verbcheckpoint; screening; inspection (esp. by police or security)

Examples

  • The police checked up on each car.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 検問

examinationquestion

Related words

question (e.g. on a test)to askquestioninspection (e.g. customs, factory)public prosecutorto changedetectionvisit to console someonespecialitycriminal investigationconsiderationdoubt