検討

• 読み: けんとう
• ローマ字: kentou
• 漢字の分解: 検 (ken) — examine, inspect; 討 (tō) — investigate, discuss
• 発音: /keɴ.toː/

意味

Consideration; examination; investigation. Carefully evaluating something before making a decision.

A noun that also functions as a suru verb (検討する). One of the most important business Japanese terms. Used when proposals, plans, or requests need careful review. 検討します is famously used to politely defer or soft-decline proposals. Common patterns include 検討中 (under consideration) and 検討の余地がある (room for consideration).

例文

1. このプランをもう少し検討させてください。
2. 専門家がデータを詳しく検討している。
3. 引っ越しするかどうかまだ検討中です。

使い方ガイド

場面: business, academic, government

トーン: professional

起源と歴史

Compound of 検 (ken, to examine/inspect) and 討 (tō, to investigate/attack). Together, 'examining and investigating' — a thorough review before judgment.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Universal