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受験 (じゅけん): taking an examination — Japanese vocabulary

受験 is read じゅけん and means "taking an examination". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

受験

Reading
じゅけん · juken
Translation
taking an examination
Level
JLPT N2
Pitch accent
じゅけんが

Example

受験したが失敗するだけだった。

じゅけんしたがしっぱいするだけだった。

I sat the exam only to fail it.

Kanji in this word

  • 受 — receive
  • 験 — test, effect

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