受験

entrance exam, taking an exam

d͡ʑ ɨ k ẽ̞ ɴ
受 receive + 験 experience; testing
noun Rare #37,599
entrance exam The exam itself, whose result determines whether you pass or are accepted.
JA: 受験に落ちた。
EN: I failed the entrance exam.

今度受験対策の相談乗ってもらえますか?

Could I talk to you sometime about preparing for my entrance exams?

— Cosmic Princess Kaguya! (2026)

猛勉強も、受験に受かったから、それだけの値打ちがあった。

All that hard studying was worth it because I passed the entrance exam.

ジムは受験勉強のころは夜中まで勉強した。

Jim studied until midnight when he was preparing for his entrance exams.

noun Rare #43,677
taking an exam Especially used for entrance exams; often appears in compounds or with する.
JA: 彼は来月、大学受験をします。
EN: He will take the university entrance exam next month.

受験地獄での戦いが終わりました。

My battle through the hell of entrance exams is over.

替え玉受験か?

Are you having someone else take the exam for you?

— キャッチ・ミー・イフ・ユー・キャン (2002)

彼は受験資格がない。

He is not eligible to take the exam.

受験したが失敗するだけだった。

I took the exam, but all I did was fail.

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