Entrance Exam
Entrance Examination, Admission Test, Admission Exam, Admission Examination, Entrance Test
noun
For school admission (入学) you're taking an examination (試験). What exams do you have to take to get into a school? How about entrance exams? The Japanese ones are pretty hard. Another word for them is "hell tests."
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well. It'll also help if you know the two separate words that make up this longer word.
入学試験を行う
to carry out an entrance exam
入学試験を受ける
to take an entrance exam
入学試験を開始する
to start an entrance exam
入学試験まで、あと二ヶ月です。
Two months are left until the entrance exam.
入学試験には、たくさんお金がかかった。
The entrance examination costs a lot.
ええっ！入学試験に落ちちゃったの？
What! She’s failed the entrance exam?