試験

しけん

Examination; test

N4noun·shiken

How to remember it

試 (try) + 験 (examine) = a formal testing of ability or knowledge.

Example sentences

  • 明日は日本語の試験があります。

    あしたはにほんごのしけんがあります。

    There is a Japanese exam tomorrow.

  • 運転免許の試験を受けた。

    うんてんめんきょのしけんをうけた。

    I took the driver's license exam.

Usage

More formal than テスト; used for school, license, and entrance exams.

Related words

テスト受験勉強合格する

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