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受験

じゅけん

noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
  • taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)

Related Kanji

受 accept, undergo, answer (phone), take, get, catch, receive
験 verification, effect, testing

Example Sentences

受験したが失敗するだけだった。
I sat for the exam, only to fail.
猛勉強も、受験に受かったから、それだけの値打ちがあった。
The hard work was worthwhile because I passed the exam.
「未来形」というのは存在しない、ということは受験英語でも一般的になりつつあります。
It is even becoming accepted even in exam-English that that called "simple future tense" does not exist.
君は準備なしに受験するなんて馬鹿なことをすべきでなかったね。
You should have known better than to take an examination without preparing for it.
来週受験できますか。
Can you sit for the exam next week?