試験

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See also: 試驗

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 4
けん
Grade: 4
on'yomi kan'yōon
Alternative spelling
試驗 (kyūjitai)
 試験 on Japanese Wikipedia

Pronunciation

Noun

()(けん) (shikenしけん (siken)?

  1. examination, exam, test
    (べん)(きょう)なきゃ()(けん)()からない
    Benkyō-shinakya shiken-ni ukaranai.
    If you don’t study, you will fail the exam.
  2. quiz

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Yami: siking

Verb

()(けん)する (shiken suruしけん (siken)?transitive suru (stem ()(けん) (shiken shi), past ()(けん)した (shiken shita))

  1. to examine
  2. to test

Conjugation

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN