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試験

JLPT N4 · Vocabulary

試験 — “exam, examination, test”

試験 (read しけん) means exam, examination, test. It appears on the JLPT N4 vocabulary list and is a noun.

Reading

しけん

Meaning

exam, examination, test

試験 in a sentence

来週らいしゅう、日本にほん語ごの試験しけんがあります。

There is a Japanese exam next week.

The kanji in 試験

試to try, to test
験test; experience

Words that share a kanji with 試験

試合しあい— match, game
試しためし— trial, test, attempt
試すためす— to try, to test, to attempt
経験するけいけんする— to experience
実験じっけん— experiment
受験じゅけん— taking an exam, sitting an entrance exam

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