Common word› JLPT N3 › Freq. Frequency Top 5,000 Conjugation 受験する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 受じゅ 験けん する 受じゅ 験けん しない Polite 受じゅ 験けん します 受じゅ 験けん しません Past polite 受じゅ 験けん しました 受じゅ 験けん しませんでした Past 受じゅ 験けん した 受じゅ 験けん しなかった Te-form 受じゅ 験けん して 受じゅ 験けん しないで Desire 受じゅ 験けん したい 受じゅ 験けん したくない Potential 受じゅ 験けん できる 受じゅ 験けん できない Passive 受じゅ 験けん される 受じゅ 験けん されない Causative 受じゅ 験けん させる 受じゅ 験けん させない Causative passive 受じゅ 験けん させられる 受じゅ 験けん させられない Volitional 受じゅ 験けん しよう Polite volitional 受じゅ 験けん しましょう Imperative 受じゅ 験けん しろ 受じゅ 験けん するな Conditional 受じゅ 験けん すれば 受じゅ 験けん しなければ Tara conditional 受じゅ 験けん したら 受じゅ 験けん しなかったら
Usage patterns 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 を 受じゅ 験けん する to take the entrance exam for (a school)
He took the entrance exam for the University of Tokyo.
受じゅ 験けん に 合ごう 格かく する to pass the entrance exam
She passed the entrance exam for her top-choice school.
受じゅ 験けん に 失しっ 敗ぱい する to fail the entrance exam
I failed the entrance exam last year, so I'm trying again this year.
〈 数かず 〉 回かい 受じゅ 験けん する to take the exam (a certain number of) times
He took that exam three times.
Kanji 受 accept, undergo, answer (phone) 験 verification, effect, testing Related words 試験 is the general word for any exam or test, while 受験 specifically means the act of taking an exam, especially an entrance exam.
受ける is the plain verb meaning 'to take (a test)', while 受験 is the more formal noun used especially for entrance exams and often paired with する .
Don't confuse with 受検 and 受験 are pronounced identically, but 受検 refers to taking a qualification or certification test while 受験 is specifically for school entrance exams.
入試 refers to the entrance exam itself, whereas 受験 refers to the act of taking any exam (not necessarily an entrance exam).
受験 means taking an exam or entrance test, while 受講 means taking a course or class; the two are easily confused because both start with 受 .
受験 means the act of taking an (entrance) exam or preparing for one, whereas 入学試験 refers to the exam itself.
Word family· 19 exam candidate; test-taker; student preparing for exams
competitive entrance exams for prestigious kindergartens and elementary schools
examination fee; exam fee
examination admission ticket; exam voucher
examinee; test taker
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taking entrance exams for multiple schools
studying for an entrance exam
examination hell; ordeal of entrance exams
examination war; fierce competition for university entrance
examinee's number; candidate number
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Etymology Compound of 受 (ju, 'receive') and 験 (ken, 'test'), literally 'receiving a test'. The reading is on'yomi.
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