司法試験

Japanese

Kanji in this term
司	法	試	験
し Grade: 4	ほう Grade: 4	し Grade: 4	けん Grade: 4
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
司法試驗 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 司法 (shihō, “judiciary”) +‎ 試験 (shiken, “examination”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) しほーしけん [shìhóó shíkéꜜǹ] (Nakadaka – [5])
• (Tokyo) しほーしけん [shìhóó shíꜜkèǹ] (Nakadaka – [4])
• IPA^(key): [ɕi̥ho̞ː ɕi̥kẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

司(し)法(ほう)試(し)験(けん) • (shihō shiken) ^{←しはふしけん (sifafusiken)?}

1. (law) a bar examination