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    3. 検針

    検針

    検けん針しん

    inspection of a meter

    KMT10News #46+1Noun, Participle, VerbHome & HousingKanji Vocab22 strokes

    けんしん

    Noun, Participle, Verb

    1.
    inspection of a meter, reading a meter
    2.
    needle detection (in garments, etc.), needle inspection

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    今こん月げつの電 気 の検けん針しんがありました。

    There was an electricity meter reading this month.

    KMT5Home & HousingDaily Life
    水すい道どう局きょくの職しょく員いんが検けん針しんに訪 れた。

    A water utility employee visited for meter reading.

    KMT7Home & HousingWork & Career
    アパートの管かん理り人にんは定てい期き的てきにガスの検けん針しんを行おこないます。

    The apartment manager regularly performs gas meter readings.

    KMT8Home & HousingDaily Life
    製せい品ひんの品ひん質しつ管かん理りのため、工こう場じょうでは徹てっ底ていした検けん針しんが行おこなわれる。

    Thorough needle detection is carried out at the factory for product quality control.

    KMT9Business & FinanceTechnology
    医い療りょう機き器きの製せい造ぞうでは、異い物ぶつ混こん入にゅうを防ふせぐための検けん針しんが不ふ可か欠けつだ。

    In the manufacturing of medical devices, needle detection to prevent foreign object contamination is essential.

    KMT10Medicine & HealthBusiness & FinanceTechnology

    Kanji that make up this word

    検
    しら.べる…(1)
    examination・investigate
    針
    はり…(2)
    needle・pin・staple・stinger
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