試験

Meaning in English

exam, test

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試

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N4 試験に合格できるかどうか心配です。 Shiken ni goukaku dekiru ka dou ka shinpai desu. I am worried whether I will pass the exam. N4 試験に合格できるといいです。 Shiken ni goukaku dekiru to ii desu. I hope I can pass the exam.

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What it means

What does 試験 mean? It denotes an assessment or evaluation used to measure knowledge, ability, or suitability. It covers formal exams in education as well as broader tests and trials.

Main meanings

Academic assessments including midterms, finals, and placement tests
Licensing or professional certification examinations
Trial runs or experiments used to test methods, devices, or processes
An adjective use in 試験的 to describe something done on a trial basis

How to use it

Used in academic, professional, and everyday contexts to name tests, exams, and trials; formal uses include university or licensing exams, while colloquial usage refers to any assessment or screening; common phrases include 試験を受ける and 試験的 to describe something conducted on a trial basis.

Variants and close terms

テスト (tesuto) — general, colloquial term for a test
検査 (kensa) — medical or formal testing
受験 (juken) — the act of taking an examination, especially for school admissions
試練 (shiren) — a more general sense of a trial or ordeal

Composition

試: to test; try; examination
験: proof, verification, examination
Combination: a noun describing a formal assessment that proves competence

Etymology

Phonetic evolution shiken (shiken); a two-kanji compound built from the on'yomi readings of 試 (shi) and 験 (ken), reflecting a common pattern for forming nouns that mean test or examination in modern Japanese.

Word class

noun (名詞)

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Related words by kanji and components

N4 試合 shiai match, game, competition

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