考査|こうさkousa[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbexamination; consideration; test; quiz

• Synonym審査しんさWrittenWritten/formal prose. Reviewing to decide acceptability or merit, as in 「書類審査」; the focus is on whether something passes.
• SynonymテストCasualColloquial loanword for tests and trials; schools also say 「期末テスト」 and 「定期テスト」.
• Synonym検定けんていWrittenWritten/formal prose. Certification testing, as in 「漢字検定」; the focus is official qualification.
• Synonym試験しけんNeutralNeutral. The everyday word for exams and trials; 「考査」 appears mostly in official school names.
• Synonym調べしらべCasualColloquial. An investigation, often as 「取り調べ」; also means a tune. Not an exam.
• Related監査かんさWrittenWritten/formal prose. Supervisory inspection, as in 「会計監査」; mainly audits of finances or business operations.
• Related査定さていWrittenWritten/formal prose. Assessing amounts or grades, as in 「保険の査定」; the focus is valuation.
• Related検討けんとうNeutralNeutral. Studying and weighing something from many angles, as in 「検討します」; the focus is consideration.
• Related調査ちょうさNeutralNeutral. Investigating actual conditions; the focus is gathering facts, not an exam.
• Related検査けんさNeutralNeutral. Checking for abnormalities, as in 「健康診断の検査」; can also measure ability, as in 「適性検査」, while 「考査」 usually means school tests or personnel assessment.
• Related考察こうさつWrittenWritten/formal prose. Thinking and studying a subject in depth, as in 「考察を加える」; leans academic.
• Related吟味ぎんみWrittenWritten/formal prose. Careful scrutiny and selection; the focus is telling good from bad.
• Related査問さもんWrittenWritten/formal prose. Investigating and questioning, as in 「査問委員会」; the focus is fixing responsibility.
• Related査察ささつWrittenWritten/formal prose. Compliance checks and inspections, as in 「税務査察」; the focus is enforcement.
• Related鑑定かんていWrittenWritten/formal prose. Expert judgement of authenticity or value, as in 「美術鑑定」; the focus is professional appraisal.
• Related点検てんけんNeutralNeutral. Checking item by item, as in 「設備の点検」 or 「持ち物を点検する」.
• Related論考ろんこうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Discussion and analysis, or the academic paper itself; not an exam.
• Related考証こうしょうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Verifying historical facts, as in 「時代考証」; the focus is historical research.
• Related検分けんぶんWrittenWritten/formal prose. Inspecting on the spot, as in 「現場検分」; the focus is checking in person.
• Related査閲さえつWrittenWritten/formal prose. On-site inspection and review; rarely used.
• Related考究こうきゅうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Deep, thorough inquiry; rare, and not an exam.
• Related考試こうしWrittenWritten/formal prose. An old-fashioned term for testing ability or knowledge; rarely used.

Use 「考査」 for regular school exams or assessing people, as in 「期末考査」 and 「人物考査」. In everyday speech say 「試験」 or 「テスト」. For judging entries say 「審査」, for valuing say 「査定」, and for qualification tests say 「検定」. The rest cover other kinds of checking: 「調査」 fact-finding, 「検査」 checking for problems, 「点検」 item-by-item checks, 「吟味」 careful selection, 「鑑定」 expert appraisal, 「考証」 historical research.

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1. 人物じんぶつ・能力のうりょくなどを調査ちょうさし評価ひょうかすること。
2. 学校がっこうなどで生徒せいとの学力がくりょくを調しらべる試験しけん。