検討

けんとう · kentou · JLPT N3 · noun

consideration

🔍📋 検討 = inspect (検) + debate (討): looking into something and talking it over

検 is the inspect of 検査 (inspection) and 討 is the debate of 討論 (discussion). Inspecting a matter and then arguing it out is careful consideration. In business Japanese, 検討します often means a polite no.

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