| term | pronunciation | English |
|---|
| 検査 | けんさ | inspection (e.g. customs, factory), examination |
| 左折検視 | させつきんし | left-handed; southpaw |
| 検討 | けんとう | consideration, examination, investigation, study |
| 一斉検挙 | いっせいけんきょ | wholesale arrest, round-up |
| 再検討 | さいけんとう | re-examination, review, reappraisal |
| 剖検 | ぼうけん | autopsy, necropsy |
| 地検 | ちけん | District Public Prosecutor's Office |
| 妊娠検査 | にんしんかんさ | pregnancy test |
| 探検 | たんけん | exploration, expedition |
| 検事 | けんじ | public prosecutor |
| 検問 | けんもん | inspection, examination |
| 検定 | けんてい | official certification, approval, inspection |
| 検察 | けんさつ | examination, prosecutor |
| 検察官 | けんさつかん | public prosecutor |
| 検尿 | けんにょう | urinalysis |
| 検疫 | けんえき | quarantine, medical inspection |
| 検疫所 | けんえきしょ, けんえきじょ | quarantine station |
| 検診 | けんしん | medical examination |
| 検証 | けんしょう | verification, inspection |
| 点検 | てんけん | inspection, examination, checking |
| 臨検 | りんけん | on-the-spot investigation or inspection, raid |