試し (ためし): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

試し (ためし) means trial / test / experiment.

See example sentences below.

試し at a glance

試し

ためしtameshi

N3noun

trial / test / experiment

試しためしtameshiN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

trial / test / experiment

Example 1

新しいソフトの試しをします。

Translation

I will do a trial of the new software.

Example 2

この方法の試しだけど、うまくいくかな。

Translation

This is just a test of this method, but will it work?