The kanji 験 primarily conveys the idea of "test," "verification," "effect," or "experience." It suggests a process of checking, proving, or demonstrating something's validity, function, or outcome. It can also refer to the result of such a process, like the outcome of an experiment or the efficacy of a treatment. The core meaning focuses on assessing or validating something.

・On-yomi (音読み): ⚫︎ ケン (ken) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): ⚫︎ ため（す） (tame(su)) - to try, to test ⚫︎ しるし (shirushi) - effect, result, sign

⚫︎ 実験 (jikken) Translation: Experiment ⚫︎ 試験 (shiken) Translation: Examination; test ⚫︎ 効果を検証する (kouka wo kenshou suru) Translation: To verify the effect

The kanji 験 is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字). ⚫︎The left side is the radical 馬 (uma), meaning "horse." ⚫︎The right side is 㑒 (ken), a phonetic component, representing the sound. ⚫︎The original meaning may have related to testing a horse's strength or ability. Over time, it broadened to include testing in general and experiencing the effect of something.