科か挙きょかきょFreq.FrequencyTop 100,000Meanings1nounChinese imperial examinationsarchaicHistorical term for the civil service examination system in imperial China. Archaic in modern Japanese, used mainly in historical contexts.科か挙きょは隋ずいの時じ代だいに始はじまったとされる。The imperial examinations are said to have begun in the Sui dynasty.
