Entry
  1. Noun

    student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker

    妹の咲子です。俺と年子で、今受験生です。
    This is my little sister Sakiko. She was born the same year as me and is now studying for her exams.
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Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

accept, undergo, answer (phone), take, get, catch, receive

Kun
う.ける-う.けう.かる
On
ジュ
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
136 of 2500
Radical
again
WaniKani
Level 9

Built from

Used in names as

じょ

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-4-4, 2-1-7, 2-6-2SKIP code
2h6.2The Kanji Dictionary
2040.7Four corner code
2067deroo
53d7Unicode hex code
1-28-85JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2826Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
678New Nelson (John Haig)
2421New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3076Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1569Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2146Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
735Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
794Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
223A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
730Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
272Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
3159Morohashi
303A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
260Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
260Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
240sakade
394Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
319henshall3
304Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
298crowley
269Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.9busy_people
270Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
743Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shou4Pinyin reading
suKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
9WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

verification, effect, testing

Kun
あかししるしため.すためし
On
ケンゲン
Strokes
18
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N4
Frequency
410 of 2500
Radical
horse
WaniKani
Level 9

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-10-8SKIP code
10a8.4The Kanji Dictionary
7833.6Four corner code
3463deroo
9a13Unicode hex code
1-24-19JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5220Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6758New Nelson (John Haig)
1833New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2306Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1192Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1628Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1980Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2134Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
404A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
355Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
44835Morohashi
475A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
532Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
541Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
600sakade
282Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
500henshall3
635Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
385crowley
793Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.9busy_people
1920Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1999Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yan4Pinyin reading
heomKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
9WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

life, genuine, birth

Kun
い.きるい.かすい.けるう.まれるうま.れるう.まれうまれう.むお.うは.えるは.やすなまなま-な.るな.すむ.す-う
On
セイショウ
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
29 of 2500
Radical
life
WaniKani
Level 3

Built from

Used in names as

あさいきいくいけうぶうまいおいぎゅうくるみごせじょうすぎそうちるなばにうにゅうもうよいりゅう

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-5-2SKIP code
0a5.29The Kanji Dictionary
2510.0Four corner code
2472deroo
751fUnicode hex code
1-32-24JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2991Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3715New Nelson (John Haig)
3497New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4309Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2179Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2933Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1555Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1675Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
29A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
214Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
67Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
21670Morohashi
42A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
44Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
44Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
34sakade
71Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
44henshall3
43Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
9crowley
49Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.4busy_people
1327Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1569Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
sheng1Pinyin reading
saengKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
3WaniKani level