่ฉฆ

JLPT N4

Try, test

Readings

Onโ€™yomi: ใ‚ท (shi)
Kunโ€™yomi: ใ“ใ“ใ‚ใƒปใฟใ‚‹, ใŸใ‚(ใ™) (kokoro(miru), tame(su))
โ€ข ใ“ใ“ใ‚ใƒปใฟใ‚‹ (kokoroใƒปmiru) โ€“ to try โ€ข ใŸใ‚ใƒปใ™ (tameใƒปsu) โ€“ to test, to try out

Vocabulary

่ฉฆใ™
ใŸใ‚ใ™
to try
่ฉฆ้จ“
ใ—ใ‘ใ‚“
exam
ๅ…ฅ่ฉฆ
ใซใ‚…ใ†ใ—
entrance exam
่ฉฆๅˆ
ใ—ใ‚ใ„
match
่ฉฆไฝœๅ“
ใ—ใ•ใใฒใ‚“
prototype

Example Sentences

ๆ–ฐใ—ใ„ๆ–นๆณ•ใ‚’่ฉฆใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚
ใ‚ใŸใ‚‰ใ—ใ„ ใปใ†ใปใ† ใ‚’ ใŸใ‚ใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚
I try a new method.
ๆ—ฅๆœฌ่ชžใฎ่ฉฆ้จ“ใงใ™ใ€‚
ใซใปใ‚“ใ” ใฎ ใ—ใ‘ใ‚“ ใงใ™ใ€‚
It is a Japanese exam.
ๅคงๅญฆใฎๅ…ฅ่ฉฆใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
ใ ใ„ใŒใ ใฎ ใซใ‚…ใ†ใ— ใŒ ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
There is a university entrance exam.
่ฉฆๅˆใ‚’่ฆ‹ใพใ™ใ€‚
ใ—ใ‚ใ„ ใ‚’ ใฟใพใ™ใ€‚
I watch a match.
่ฉฆไฝœๅ“ใ‚’ไฝœใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
ใ—ใ•ใใฒใ‚“ ใ‚’ ใคใใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
I make a prototype.

Cultural Note

๐ŸŽ“ In Japan, ่ฉฆ้จ“๏ผˆใ—ใ‘ใ‚“๏ผ‰โ€“ exams are a very serious part of school and work life.
Thereโ€™s even a term ๅ—้จ“ๆˆฆไบ‰๏ผˆใ˜ใ‚…ใ‘ใ‚“ใ›ใ‚“ใใ†๏ผ‰โ€“ โ€œexam warโ€, describing the intense competition for entering top schools and universities.
The kanji ่ฉฆ thus symbolizes effort, challenge, and perseverance โ€” values that are highly respected in Japanese culture.