検視|けんしkenshi[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbexamination of a body to determine if a crime has been committed
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbinvestigation (e.g. of a crime scene)
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 検視する（けんしする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 検視します（けんしします） |
| Negative (nai) | 検視しない（けんししない） |
| polite (masen) | 検視しません（けんししません） |
| classical zu / nu | 検視せず・検視せぬ（けんしせず・けんしせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 検視した（けんしした） |
| polite (mashita) | 検視しました（けんししました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 検視しなかった（けんししなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 検視しませんでした（けんししませんでした） |
| Te form | 検視して（けんしして） |
| Potential | 検視できる（けんしできる） |
| Passive | 検視される（けんしされる） |
| Causative | 検視させる（けんしさせる） |
| Causative passive | 検視させられる（けんしさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 検視すれば（けんしすれば） |
| tara | 検視したら（けんししたら） |
| Volitional | 検視しよう（けんししよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 検視しましょう（けんししましょう） |
| Imperative | 検視しろ（けんししろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym検死けんしWrittenWritten homophone: both can mean examining a body, but 「検死」 centres on the cause of death and covers autopsy, while 「検視」 also takes in the scene and fact-finding.
- Related調査ちょうさNeutralThe broadest word for investigating to establish facts, common in speech and writing alike; 「検視」 goes beyond fact-finding and mainly means examining a body or scene.
- Related検査けんさNeutralMeans checking for abnormalities or that something passes, as in medical checkups or customs; 「検視」 is about going to see and confirm facts, typically on a body or scene.
- Related視察しさつWrittenWritten word for visiting a place in person to see conditions, as in official tours or factory visits; 「検視」 aims at establishing facts, often on a body or scene.
- Related精査せいさWrittenWritten word for careful, thorough scrutiny of data, documents, a scene and so on; 「検視」 means viewing and confirming facts, typically by examining a dead body.
- Related検分けんぶんWrittenA written word for inspecting and confirming on the spot in person, as in 「実地検分」; the object can be a scene or items, while 「検視」 centres on examining a body.
- Related視診ししんWrittenWritten medical term for examining by eye—complexion, skin and the like; just one method, while 「検視」 is the whole procedure of establishing facts or examining a body.
- Related精察せいさつWrittenClose observation and investigation; rare even in writing—say 「精査」 in everyday use. 「検視」, beyond establishing facts, is mostly for examining a body or scene.
Use 「検視」 for the legal procedure of examining a body and a scene to determine whether a crime occurred, as in 「検視官」. For an ordinary autopsy say 「検死」, for investigation in general 「調査」, and for an on-the-spot inspection 「検分」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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