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検討けんとう

kentou

consideration

N3

How to remember this word

検討 is turning an idea over carefully before deciding. Note the business nuance: 検討します can be a polite maybe. 確認 checks facts, 調査 gathers them, 検討 weighs them.

Example sentences

Example 1

sono teian o kentou shiteimasu.

We are considering that proposal.

Example 2

shanai de kentou shite kara, raishuu ohenji shimasu.

After discussing it internally, I will reply next week.