Common word› JLPT N4 › Freq. Frequency Top 2,000 Conjugation 試験する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 試し 験けん する 試し 験けん しない Polite 試し 験けん します 試し 験けん しません Past polite 試し 験けん しました 試し 験けん しませんでした Past 試し 験けん した 試し 験けん しなかった Te-form 試し 験けん して 試し 験けん しないで Desire 試し 験けん したい 試し 験けん したくない Potential 試し 験けん できる 試し 験けん できない Passive 試し 験けん される 試し 験けん されない Causative 試し 験けん させる 試し 験けん させない Causative passive 試し 験けん させられる 試し 験けん させられない Volitional 試し 験けん しよう Polite volitional 試し 験けん しましょう Imperative 試し 験けん しろ 試し 験けん するな Conditional 試し 験けん すれば 試し 験けん しなければ Tara conditional 試し 験けん したら 試し 験けん しなかったら
Usage patterns 試し 験けん に 合ごう 格かく する to pass an exam
He passed the difficult exam.
試し 験けん に 落お ちる to fail an exam
Unfortunately, I failed the exam.
試し 験けん を 行おこな う to administer/conduct an exam or test
We will hold the final exam next week.
試し 験けん に 備そな える to prepare for an exam
She studies late every night to prepare for the exam.
試し 験けん 的てき に 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 to do something on a trial/experimental basis
They introduced the new system on a trial basis.
Kanji 験 verification, effect, testing Related words· 13 テスト is a casual, everyday word for a quiz or check-up test, while 試験 suggests a more formal, official examination.
実験 is specifically a scientific experiment, while 試験 in its trial sense covers any performance or feasibility test, not just scientific ones.
考査 is a somewhat formal, school-administration term for a periodic exam, while 試験 is the general everyday word for any exam.
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.
Show 9 more Show fewer 試験 is the general word for any test or exam, while 検定 refers specifically to an official certification or licensing test.
試験 is the general word for a test or exam, while 国家試験 refers specifically to a government-administered qualification exam.
試験 is the general word for any exam, while 筆記試験 specifically refers to a written exam as opposed to an oral or practical one.
試験 is the general word for a test or exam, whereas トライアル specifically implies a trial attempt made to evaluate something before full adoption.
試験 is a concrete test or exam, while 試練 is an abstract, often spiritual or emotional ordeal.
試験 is the everyday word for 'exam' or 'test', whereas 試 by itself is an archaic or technical stand-in used mainly as a compound element.
試験 is the general word for any exam or test, whereas 中間試験 specifically means the exam held mid-term.
試験 is the general word for any exam or test, while 入学試験 specifically means an exam taken to gain admission to a school.
試験 is a serious, often high-stakes examination, while クイズ is casual and typically used for entertainment or practice.
Don't confuse with 検査 means to inspect or check something (like equipment or health), while 試験 tests knowledge, skill, or performance, so they aren't interchangeable despite both meaning 'test'.
試運転 is a physical trial run of equipment or vehicles, whereas 試験 means a test or exam, often academic or abstract, despite sharing the character 試 .
試験 usually means a formal exam or test (of a person or product for pass/fail), while 試行 refers to an experimental trial or attempt, often one of many.
Word family· 139 test tube
examination hall; exam room · laboratory; experimental station; testing ground
midterm exam; midterm examination
oral examination; oral exam
practical exam; practical test
Show 7 more Show fewer final exam; end-of-term exam
mock exam; practice test
written examination; written test
reexamination; resit; make-up exam
final examination; main exam
without examination; exemption from exam
under examination; being tested; on trial
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Etymology Compound of 試 (test, try) and 験 (verify, examine). The word has been used in Japanese for centuries to refer to formal examinations and trials.
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