試験(しけん)期間(きかん)

しけんきかん
noun
exam period; examination period
educationtime-period
1. exam period; examination period
the time frame during which exams are held at schools and universities
試験(しけん)期間(きかん)に入(はい)った。
The exam period has begun.
試験(しけん)期間(きかん)は図書館(としょかん)が混(こ)む。
The library gets crowded during exam periods.
試験(しけん)期間(きかん)中(ちゅう)はアルバイトを休(やす)む。
I take a break from my part-time job during the exam period.

試験(しけん)期間(きかん) is a compound of 試験(しけん) (exam) + 期間(きかん) (period). Refers to the designated time frame when exams are held at schools and universities.

Common collocations

  • 試験(しけん)期間(きかん)に入(はい)る: to enter the exam period
  • 試験(しけん)期間(きかん)中(ちゅう): during the exam period
  • 試験(しけん)期間(きかん)が終(お)わる: for the exam period to end

Japanese academic calendar

Japanese universities typically have two main exam periods:

Related words

Related Words

Related: 試験(しけん) (exam)
Related: 期間(きかん) (period)
Related: 定期試験(ていきしけん) (regular scheduled exams)
Related: 中間試験(ちゅうかんしけん) (midterm exams)
Related: 期末試験(きまつしけん) (final exams)
Related: 追試(ついし) (makeup exam)
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Added 2026.1.28 12:34 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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