検証

• 読み: けんしょう
• ローマ字: kensho
• 漢字の分解: 検 (ken) — to examine, to inspect; 証 (sho) — evidence, proof
• 発音: /keɴ.ɕoː/

意味

Verification; validation; testing; inspection. The process of confirming that something is true, accurate, or meets specified requirements.

A central concept in science, engineering, law, and technology. In science, 仮説の検証 (hypothesis verification) is the empirical core of the scientific method. In software engineering, 検証 (verification — is the system built correctly?) is distinguished from 妥当性確認 (validation — is the correct system built?). In legal contexts, 現場検証 (scene investigation) refers to forensic examination. The verb form is 検証する, and 検証可能性 (verifiability) is a key criterion of scientific claims.

例文

1. 理論の正しさを証明するためには、実験による厳密な検証が不可欠だ。
2. ソフトウェアの開発では、各機能を系統的に検証することで品質を確保する。
3. 研究チームは新しい治療法の効果を大規模な臨床試験によって検証した。

使い方ガイド

場面: science, engineering, law, software development, medicine

トーン: technical, academic

起源と歴史

Sino-Japanese compound: 検 (ken) — to examine, to inspect + 証 (sho) — evidence, proof, certification. 検 is used in 検査 (inspection), 検討 (examination), 検出 (detection). The compound emphasises the gathering of evidence to confirm something.

文化的背景

時代: Meiji-Modern

世代: Adult

社会的背景: Educated