受験勉強

じゅけんべんきょう

Meanings

1. Noun, する verb studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)

Kanji

• 受 receive. Read as ジュ.
• 験 trial. Read as ケン.
• 勉 strive. Read as ベン.
• 強 strong. Read as キョウ.

Example sentences

• 私は受験勉強に専念するつもりです。
  I will devote myself to studying for the entrance exams.
• 古文、受験勉強で知識のある内にもっと読んでいれば良かったと思うわ。国語学がどうの言ってたわりに全然現物に当たらなかったからな。
  While I had knowledge from studying for the ancient scriptures exam, I wish I had read more about it. Even though I was discussing Japanese language with people, I never actually read the material properly.

Common phrases

• 受験勉強に励む

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