試し・験し|ためしtameshi[3]odaka (tail-high)

1. nountrial; test; try
   私は試ためしにその山やまに登のぼってみた。↗

   I tried climbing the mountain.

• SynonymトライアルNeutralLoanword for a trial period or preliminary round, as in 「トライアル期間」; 「試し」 is the more everyday word, usually heard as 「試しに」.
• Synonym試みこころみWrittenWritten word for a deliberate attempt or new initiative, as in 「新しい試み」; 「試し」 is more about trying something to see how it turns out.
• SynonymトライNeutralLoanword for taking on a challenge or making an attempt, also a rugby try; 「試し」 focuses on trying something to see the result.
• Synonym試しWrittenMostly seen as a combining form in words like 「試運転」 and 「入試」; on its own it is rare, and everyday speech uses 「試し」.
• Related試行しこうWrittenWritten word for a trial run or test, best known from 「試行錯誤」; 「試し」 is the more colloquial choice.
• Related小手調べこてしらべNeutralTrying out one's skill or warming up before getting down to the real thing; 「試し」 refers to trying in general.
• Antonym本番ほんばんNeutralThe opposite of 「試し」 in terms of formality: the real performance or actual match, not a trial.

For trying something out to see how it goes, use 「試し」, often as 「試しに」—spontaneous or planned. A deliberate new attempt is 「試み」; a trial period is 「トライアル」; repeated trial and error is 「試行錯誤」; the opposite is 「本番」.

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