also: しんじ · しじ
noun
palace examination (Chinese civil service exam); successful examinee
Refers to the highest level of the Chinese imperial examination system (科挙), focusing on classical literature. Also denotes a person who passed this exam.
See also: 科挙
科挙の最終段階である進士に合格することは、中国史上最も名誉なことの一つだった。
Passing the 進士, the final stage of the imperial examination, was one of the greatest honors in Chinese history.
彼は若くして進士となり、官僚としての道を歩み始めた。
He became a 進士 at a young age and began his career as a bureaucrat.
noun
promotion exam (Ministry of Ceremonies); successful examinee
In the context of Japan's ancient ritsuryō system, an examination for promotion within the Ministry of Ceremonies (式部省), testing political duties and Chinese classics. Also refers to someone who passed this exam.
See also: 式部省
式部省が実施した進士の試験は、官人の昇進に大きな影響を与えた。
The 進士 examination administered by the Ministry of Ceremonies greatly influenced the promotion of officials.
平安時代初期には、進士に合格することが貴族の子弟にとって重要な目標だった。
In the early Heian period, passing the 進士 exam was an important goal for the children of the nobility.
Obsolete kana usage; marked as out-dated.
From Chinese 進士 (jìnshì), literally 'presented scholar', referring to the highest degree in the imperial examination system. Adopted into Japanese with the same meaning and later applied to a similar exam in the ritsuryō system.