Word Meaning 受験

じゅけん juken

受験 is read as じゅけん (juken) and means taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university).

Meaning

English

  1. taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)

Reading

Kana

じゅけん

Romaji

juken

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 26 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Related Words 子供,子ども,,学校,入学,進学,受験生,資格 Rank 2611 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

受入れ試験

うけいれしけん

acceptance test

受験生

じゅけんせい

student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams)

受験参考書

じゅけんさんこうしょ

exam study guide

受験戦争

じゅけんせんそう

examination war

受験資格

じゅけんしかく

qualifications of candidacy for an examination

受験料

じゅけんりょう

examination fees

受験科目

じゅけんかもく

subjects of the examination

受験予備校

じゅけんよびこう

preparatory school for examinees

中学受験

ちゅうがくじゅけん

taking a junior high-school entrance examination

大学院受験

だいがくいんじゅけん

(act of) taking a graduate school entrance examination

記念受験

きねんじゅけん

taking the entrance examination for a school without regard for one's chances of passing

お受験

おじゅけん

competitive entrance examinations for prestigious kindergartens and elementary schools

Example Sentences

10

ほんにんかくにんのためにじゅけんひょうをみせてください。

Please show your exam ticket for identity verification.

I'm studying hard for entrance exams.

I will devote myself to studying for the entrance exams.

Last year, I sat for the Level N3 Japanese Language Proficiency Test examination.

This is my little sister Sakiko. She was born the same year as me and is now studying for her exams.

The acceptance rates for famous universities are low, so examinees must try their hardest to get in.

Ever since he failed the entrance exam, he's been really headed down the wrong path.

The number of elementary school students taking junior high school entrance exams has increased in recent years.

I've received the admission ticket for the exam, but I haven't decided yet if I will go. I haven't studied at all.

In Japan, only women are entitled to take the national obstetrics exam.