้จ“

JLPT N4

Test, experience

Readings

Onโ€™yomi: ใ‚ฑใƒณ, ใ‚ฒใƒณ (ken, gen)
Kunโ€™yomi: ใ‚ใ‹ใ— , ใŸใ‚๏ผˆใ™๏ผ‰ (akashi,tame(su ))
โ€ข ใ‚ใ‹ใ— (akashi) โ€“ proof (rare, classical usage) โ€ข ใŸใ‚๏ผˆใ™๏ผ‰(tamesu) โ€“ to test (appears in related verb ่ฉฆใ™)

Vocabulary

็ตŒ้จ“
ใ‘ใ„ใ‘ใ‚“
experience
่ฉฆ้จ“
ใ—ใ‘ใ‚“
exam
ๅฎŸ้จ“
ใ˜ใฃใ‘ใ‚“
experiment
ไฝ“้จ“
ใŸใ„ใ‘ใ‚“
hands-on experience
ๆคœ้จ“
ใ‘ใ‚“ใ‘ใ‚“
inspection

Example Sentences

่‰ฏใ„็ตŒ้จ“ใงใ™ใ€‚
ใ‚ˆใ„ ใ‘ใ„ใ‘ใ‚“ ใงใ™ใ€‚
It is a good experience.
ๆ—ฅๆœฌ่ชžใฎ่ฉฆ้จ“ใงใ™ใ€‚
ใซใปใ‚“ใ” ใฎ ใ—ใ‘ใ‚“ ใงใ™ใ€‚
It is a Japanese exam.
ๅฎŸ้จ“ใ‚’่กŒใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
ใ˜ใฃใ‘ใ‚“ ใ‚’ ใŠใ“ใชใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
We conduct an experiment.
ไฝ“้จ“ๆŽˆๆฅญใงใ™ใ€‚
ใŸใ„ใ‘ใ‚“ ใ˜ใ‚…ใŽใ‚‡ใ† ใงใ™ใ€‚
It is a trial lesson.
ๆคœ้จ“ใ‚’ๅ—ใ‘ใพใ™ใ€‚
ใ‘ใ‚“ใ‘ใ‚“ ใ‚’ ใ†ใ‘ใพใ™ใ€‚
I take an inspection.

Cultural Note

๐ŸŽ“ In Japanese culture, ้จ“ (ใ‘ใ‚“) often carries a spiritual or evaluative meaning:
โ€ข In ancient Japan, it was associated with divine testing or miraculous proof โ€” as in ้จ“ (ใ—ใ‚‹ใ—) meaning โ€œomenโ€ or โ€œdivine sign.โ€
โ€ข Today, it strongly reflects discipline and perseverance, values deeply rooted in Japanese education and work ethics โ€” seen in the importance placed on ่ฉฆ้จ“ (exams) and ็ตŒ้จ“ (experience).
Even everyday Japanese conversation values โ€œlearning from experienceโ€ โ€” the concept of ็ตŒ้จ“ใ‹ใ‚‰ๅญฆใถ (learn from experience) is both philosophical and practical.