試験(しけん)期間(きかん)

しけんきかん
noun
exam period; examination 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.

JAPANESE ACADEMIC CALENDAR:

Japanese universities typically have two main exam periods:

  • 前期(ぜんき)試験(しけん) - first semester exams (July-August)
  • 後期(こうき)試験(しけん) - second semester exams (January-February)

RELATED TERMS:

  • 定期(ていき)試験(しけん) - regular exams
  • 中間(ちゅうかん)試験(しけん) - midterm exams
  • 期末(きまつ)試験(しけん) - final exams
  • 追試(ついし) - makeup exam
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Added 2026.1.28 12:34
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