試し

• 読み: ためし
• ローマ字: tameshi
• 漢字の分解: 試 (shi/tame) — try, test, attempt
• 発音: /ta.me.ɕi/

意味

Trial; test; attempt. The act of trying something to see the result.

The noun form of the verb 試す (tamesu, to try/test). Commonly used in the expression お試し (otameshi, trial/sample) for free trials or test periods. Also appears in 試しに (tameshi ni, as a test/just to try), a useful adverbial phrase for casual experimentation.

例文

1. 試しにこの新しいレシピを作ってみた。
2. お試し期間は三十日間です。
3. 試しに一回やってみたらうまくいった。

使い方ガイド

場面: shopping, cooking, daily life

トーン: exploratory

起源と歴史

Derived from the verb 試す (tamesu). The kanji 試 combines 言 (word/speech) and 式 (ceremony/method), suggesting a formal process of testing or verifying.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal