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共通一次試験 (きょうつういちじしけん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

共きょう通つう一いち次じ試し験けん

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Meanings

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Common First-Stage Exam; Joint First-Stage Achievement Test

Historical term for the standardized university entrance exam used in Japan from 1979 to 1989, replaced by the 大学入試センター試験 (Center Test).

共きょう通つう一いち次じ試し験けんは1979年ねんから1989年ねんまで実じっ施し

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The Common First-Stage Exam was administered from 1979 to 1989.

Kanji

共together, both, neither
通traffic, pass through, avenue
一one, one radical (no.1)
次next, order, sequence
試test, try, attempt
験verification, effect, testing

Related words

大だい学がく入にゅう試しセンター試し験けん
The successor to 共通一次試験, used from 1990 to 2020.
大だい学がく入にゅう学がく共きょう通つうテスト
The current standardized test, introduced in 2021, replacing the Center Test.

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Etymology

Compound of 共通 (common) + 一次 (first-stage) + 試験 (examination). The name reflects its role as a shared first-round screening test for national and public universities.

一いち次じ試し験けん