Vocabulary

What does 受験 (じゅけん, juken) mean?

受験 (じゅけん, juken) means taking an exam, sitting for an entrance exam.

Quick facts
Reading	じゅけん
Romaji	juken
Part of speech	noun, suru verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)	N2

受験じゅけん

N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonjuken

taking an exam, sitting for an entrance exam

1noun · suru verb · transitive taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)

Example sentences

妹(いもうと)は来年(らいねん)、大学(だいがく)を受験(じゅけん)する。
Next year, my younger sister will take university entrance exams.
受験(じゅけん)の前(まえ)の日(ひ)はよく眠(ねむ)れなかった。
I couldn't sleep well the night before the exam.