追試(ついし)

ついし
noun
make-up exam, supplementary exam
1. make-up exam, supplementary exam
An exam given to students who missed the original exam or failed to pass, often due to illness or other valid reasons.
追試(ついし)を受(う)ける。
To take a make-up exam.
風邪(かぜ)で試験(しけん)を休(やす)んだので、追試(ついし)になった。
I missed the exam due to a cold, so I have to take a make-up exam.
追試(ついし)は本試験(ほんしけん)より難(むずか)しいという噂(うわさ)がある。
There's a rumor that make-up exams are harder than the regular exam.

追試(ついし) is an abbreviation of 追試験(ついしけん). It refers specifically to an exam given to students who missed the original exam for valid reasons such as illness or emergencies.

KEY DISTINCTION:

  • 追試(ついし): make-up exam (for those who missed it with valid reason)
  • 再試験(さいしけん): retake exam (for those who failed and need another chance)

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 追試(ついし)を受(う)ける: to take a make-up exam
  • 追試(ついし)になる: to end up having to take a make-up exam
  • 追試(ついし)の届(とど)け出(で): a make-up exam request form

RELATED EXAM VOCABULARY:

  • 本試験(ほんしけん): main/regular exam
  • 期末試験(きまつしけん): final exam
  • 中間試験(ちゅうかんしけん): midterm exam
  • 追試験(ついしけん): make-up exam (full form)
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Added 2026.2.4 21:03 · Revised 2026.3.30 11:16
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