筆記試験(ひっきしけん)

ひっきしけん
noun
written examination
1. written examination; written test
A test where answers are written on paper, as opposed to an oral or practical exam. Common in school entrance exams, certification tests, and employment screenings in Japan.
筆記試験(ひっきしけん)に合格(ごうかく)した。
I passed the written exam.
面接(めんせつ)の前(まえ)に筆記試験(ひっきしけん)がある。
There is a written exam before the interview.
運転免許(うんてんめんきょ)を取(と)るには筆記試験(ひっきしけん)と実技試験(じつぎしけん)の両方(りょうほう)に受(う)からなければならない。
To get a driver's license, you must pass both the written and practical exams.

Compound of 筆記(ひっき) (writing) + 試験(しけん) (exam). A test where answers are written by hand, as opposed to oral or practical exams.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 筆記試験(ひっきしけん)を受(う)ける: to take a written exam
  • 筆記試験(ひっきしけん)に合格(ごうかく)する: to pass a written exam
  • 筆記試験(ひっきしけん)に落(お)ちる: to fail a written exam

CONTRASTS:

  • 面接(めんせつ): interview
  • 口述試験(こうじゅつしけん): oral exam
  • 実技試験(じつぎしけん): practical exam

CULTURAL NOTE:
In Japan, many hiring processes include a 筆記試験(ひっきしけん) covering general knowledge or aptitude (often the SPI test). 入学試験(にゅうがくしけん) (entrance exams) and 資格試験(しかくしけん) (certification tests) also typically have a written component.

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