お受じゅ験けん

noun

competitive entrance exams for prestigious kindergartens and elementary schools

Refers to the intense preparation and examination process for young children (typically ages 3–6) to enter elite private or national kindergartens and elementary schools in Japan. Often carries a nuance of parental pressure and social competition.

See also: 受験

• お受じゅ験けんのために、幼よう児じ教きょう室しつに通かよわせる親おやが増ふえている。

  More parents are sending their children to early childhood prep schools for competitive entrance exams.

• お受じゅ験けん戦せん争そうに勝かつには、早はやくから準じゅん備びが必ひつ要ようだと言いわれる。

  It is said that you need to start preparing early to win the entrance exam battle.