Meaning of 受験(じゅけん) in Japanese

Japanese word definition and usage

Reading and JLPT level 受験 JLPT 2

Kana Reading じゅけん

Romaji juken

Parts of speech

noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru

Meaning

taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)

Example Sentences

受験, じゅけん used in context

「未来形(みらいけい)」というのは存在(そんざい)しない(する)、ということは受験(じゅけん)英語(えいご)でも一般的(いっぱんてき)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.
来週(らいしゅう)受験(じゅけん)できます(できる)か。

Can you sit for the exam next week?
猛勉強(もうべんきょう)も、受験(じゅけん)に受かった(うかる)から、それだけの値打ち(ねうち)があった(ある)。

The hard work was worthwhile because I passed the exam.
孟母三遷(もうぼさんせん)の教え(お(ご)しえ)など持ち出して、子供(こども)のお(ご)受験(じゅけん)での引っ越し(ひっこし)を正当化(せいとうか)しないでよ。

Don't drag out Chinese sayings about the importance of an environment conducive learning just to justify moving house for a child's entrance exams!
受験(じゅけん)に落ちた(おちる)。

I failed the tests.
受験(じゅけん)した(する)が失敗(しっぱい)するだけだった(だ)。

I sat for the exam, only to fail.

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験 JLPT 4

verification, effect, testing

On: ケン, ゲン

Kun: あかし, しるし, ため.す, ためし

18 strokes

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受 JLPT 3

accept, undergo, answer (phone), take, get, catch, receive

On: ジュ

Kun: う.ける, -う.け, う.かる

8 strokes

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