JapanLingo

受験じゅけん

juken

taking an exam

N3

How to remember this word

Tie 受験 to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “taking an exam” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.

Example sentences

Example 1

juunigatsu ni N3 o juken shimasu.

I will take the N3 exam in December.

Example 2

juken suru ka dou ka, mada mayotteimasu.

I am still unsure whether to take the exam.