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共通テスト (きょうつうテスト) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

共きょう通つうテスト

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Meanings

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noun

Common Test for University Admissions

abbreviation

Abbreviation of 大学入学共通テスト. Refers to the standardized university entrance exam in Japan, introduced in 2021 as the successor to the センター試験.

See also: 大学入学共通テスト

共きょう通つうテストの対たい策さくを始はじめる時じ期きはいつですか。
When is the right time to start preparing for the Common Test?

今年ことしの共きょう通つうテストは例れい年ねんより難むずかしかったらしい。

This year's Common Test seems to have been more difficult than usual.

Kanji

共together, both, neither
通traffic, pass through, avenue

Similar words

大だい学がく入にゅう学がく共きょう通つうテスト
Full official name; 共通テスト is the common abbreviation.
センター試し験けん
Predecessor exam used until 2020; 共通テスト replaced it with more emphasis on thinking skills.

Etymology

Abbreviation of 大学入学共通テスト (Daigaku Nyūgaku Kyōtsū Tesuto, 'Common Test for University Admissions'). The term 共通 (common) reflects the nationwide standardized nature of the exam.