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9 試験 Examination

Alternative Meanings

Test, Experiment, Exam

Part of Speech

Noun and する verb

Reading

しけん

  • Kyoko(Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi(Tokyo accent, male)

Context Sentences

おっと!明日試験だっけ?忘れるところだったよ。

Oh! Is tomorrow examination day? I almost forgot about it.

何度か試験してみたんですが、まだ一度も成功してないんですよ。

We made several tests, but none of them have gone well yet.

「ところで、試験はどうだった?」「パパ、その話はやめてよ。」

"By the way, how was the exam?" "Stop talking about that, dad."

Meaning Explanation

If you attempt a test, you're taking an examination. There are a lot of these in Japan, so make sure you know this word if you want to fit in with all the whining and whinging that students do, especially come the final year of high school.

Reading Explanation

This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.

Utilized Kanji

  • 試
    • し
    • Try
  • 験
    • けん
    • Test
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