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How to say 'Written exam' in Japanese | 筆記試験

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The Japanese word for Written exam is 'Hikkishiken', written as 筆記試験 in Japanese.'Written exam' in hiragana is ひっきしけん.

    word

    筆記試験

    Meaning

    Written exam

    Reading

    ひっきしけん

    hikkishiken

    Kanji

    筆Brush 記Record 試Try, Attempt 験Test

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '筆記試験 (ひっきしけん)' refers to a 'written exam' or 'written test'. It is commonly used in academic or professional settings to describe an examination where answers are written down, as opposed to oral or practical exams. For example: I have a written exam tomorrow「明日は筆記試験があります」(あしたはひっきしけんがあります). The written exam was difficult「筆記試験は難しかった」(ひっきしけんはむずかしかった). This term is often used in contexts like school, university, or job qualification tests.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N2

    Kanji Grade

    4

    Frequency

    7331

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 筆記試験

This word contains 4 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    筆

    Meaning

    Brush

  • kanji

    記

    Meaning

    Record

  • kanji

    試

    Meaning

    Try, Attempt

  • kanji

    験

    Meaning

    Test

Words Related to 筆記試験 Through the Kanji 筆

These 6 Words contain the Kanji 筆 as well.

  • word

    鉛筆

    Meaning

    Pencil

  • word

    万年筆

    Meaning

    Fountain pen

  • word

    筆者

    Meaning

    Author

  • word

    筆

    Meaning

    Brush

  • word

    執筆

    Meaning

    Writing

  • word

    筆記用具

    Meaning

    Stationery

Words Related to 筆記試験 Through the Kanji 記

These 20 Words contain the Kanji 記 as well.

  • word

    記す

    Meaning

    Record

  • word

    記録

    Meaning

    Record

  • word

    記事

    Meaning

    Article

  • word

    記載

    Meaning

    Entry

  • word

    記念日

    Meaning

    Anniversary

  • word

    記者

    Meaning

    Reporter

  • word

    記

    Meaning

    Record

  • word

    日記

    Meaning

    Diary

  • word

    記入

    Meaning

    Entry

  • word

    暗記

    Meaning

    Memorization

  • word

    記憶

    Meaning

    Memory

  • word

    上記

    Meaning

    Above

  • word

    記念

    Meaning

    Commemoration

  • word

    記号

    Meaning

    Sign, Symbol

  • word

    記述

    Meaning

    Description

  • word

    登記

    Meaning

    Registration

  • word

    下記

    Meaning

    Below

  • word

    表記

    Meaning

    Writing, Notation

  • word

    書記

    Meaning

    Clerk

  • word

    筆記用具

    Meaning

    Stationery

Words Related to 筆記試験 Through the Kanji 試

These 7 Words contain the Kanji 試 as well.

  • word

    試験

    Meaning

    Test, Exam

  • word

    試合

    Meaning

    Match

  • word

    試す

    Meaning

    Try, Test

  • word

    試みる

    Meaning

    Attempt

  • word

    試み

    Meaning

    Attempt

  • word

    入試

    Meaning

    Entrance exam

  • word

    試し

    Meaning

    Test

Words Related to 筆記試験 Through the Kanji 験

These 5 Words contain the Kanji 験 as well.

  • word

    試験

    Meaning

    Test, Exam

  • word

    経験

    Meaning

    Experience

  • word

    実験

    Meaning

    Experiment

  • word

    受験

    Meaning

    Exam, Application

  • word

    体験

    Meaning

    Experience

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