Word Meaning 進士

しんじ shinji

進士 is read as しんじ (shinji) and means examination for promotion in the Ministry of Ceremonies (based largely on political duties and Chinese classics).

Meaning

English

examination for promotion in the Ministry of Ceremonies (based largely on political duties and Chinese classics)
someone who has passed this examination
palace examination (national Chinese civil servant examination based largely on classic literature)

Reading

Kana

しんじ

Romaji

shinji

Writing Variants

進士しじ shiji
進士しんし shinshi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 31220 Priority E

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

進級

しんきゅう

promotion (school, military, etc.)

進展

しんてん

progress

進呈

しんてい

presentation (e.g. of a gift)

進攻

しんこう

attack

進撃

しんげき

advance

進塁

しんるい

advance (to the next base)

進化主義

しんかしゅぎ

evolutionism

進学率

しんがくりつ

rate of advancement to the next higher level of education

進行性核上性まひ

しんこうせいかくじょうせいまひ

progressive supranuclear palsy

進歩保守党

しんぽほしゅとう

Progressive Conservative Party

進歩主義

しんぽしゅぎ

progressivism

進退去就

しんたいきょしゅう

one's course of action

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