Word Meaning 剖検

ぼうけん bouken

剖検 is read as ぼうけん (bouken) and means autopsy.

Meaning

English

autopsy
necropsy

Reading

Kana

ぼうけん

Romaji

bouken

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 130154 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

探検

たんけん

exploration

点検

てんけん

inspection

地検

ちけん

District Public Prosecutor's Office

最高検

さいこうけん

Public Prosecutor's Office

車検

しゃけん

vehicle inspection

送検

そうけん

referring a case to a public prosecutor

区検

くけん

local prosecutor

受検

じゅけん

undergoing an inspection

臨検

りんけん

on-the-spot investigation or inspection

書類送検

しょるいそうけん

sending documents to a prosecutor

大検

だいけん

University Entrance Qualification Examination (establishes the equivalent of high-school graduation prior to 2005)

首実検

くびじっけん

checking a person's identity

Example Sentences

死因を特定するために剖検が行われた。

しいんをとくていするためにぼうけんがおこなわれた。

An autopsy was performed to determine the cause of death.