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    考証

    考こう証しょう

    investigation into historical evidence

    KMT9News #30+1Ref L2Noun, Participle, Verb, TransitiveHistoryKanji Vocab18 strokes

    こうしょう

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    1.
    investigation into historical evidence, study of historical artifacts

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    歴れき史し家かはその文ぶん献けんの考こう証しょうを行おこなった。

    The historian conducted an investigation into that document.

    KMT7History
    時じ代だい劇げきの衣い装しょうは厳げん密みつな考こう証しょうに基もとづいて作つくられている。

    The costumes for historical dramas are made based on strict historical research.

    KMT9HistoryCulture & Traditions
    考こう古こ学がく者しゃは遺い跡せきから発はっ見けんされた土ど器きの考こう証しょうを進すすめている。

    Archaeologists are proceeding with the study of the pottery discovered at the ruins.

    KMT9HistoryScience & Math
    彼かれの研けん究きゅうは、綿めん密みつな考こう証しょうによって歴れき史しの空くう白はくを埋うめた。

    His research filled a gap in history through meticulous historical investigation.

    KMT9HistoryEducation
    この説せつを裏うら付づけるには、さらなる史し料りょうの考こう証しょうが必ひつ要ようだ。

    Further investigation of historical materials is necessary to support this theory.

    KMT10HistoryScience & Math

    Kanji that make up this word

    考
    かんが.える・かんが.え…(2)
    consider・think over
    証
    あかし…(1)
    evidence・proof・certificate
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