考証

こうしょう

Meanings

1. Noun, する verb, Transitive investigation into historical evidence; study of historical artifacts

Kanji

• 考 consider. Read as コウ.
• 証 proof. Read as ショウ.

Words containing 考証

• 時代考証 (じだいこうしょう) background research
• 考証学 (こうしょうがく) evidential textual research (esp. of texts from Ming dynasty China)

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