編 入 試 験(へんにゅうしけん)

へんにゅうしけん

noun

transfer examination; mid-program admission test

1. transfer examination; mid-program admission test

An entrance examination for students seeking to transfer into a university or school at a year other than the first. In Japan, this typically allows students from junior colleges or technical colleges to enter the third year of a four-year university.

編入試験(へんにゅうしけん)を受(う)ける。

To take a transfer examination.

編入試験(へんにゅうしけん)の対策(たいさく)を始(はじ)めた。

I started preparing for the transfer examination.

短大(たんだい)を卒業(そつぎょう)してから、四年制大学(よねんせいだいがく)の編入試験(へんにゅうしけん)に合格(ごうかく)して三年次(さんねんじ)に入学(にゅうがく)した。

After graduating from junior college, I passed the transfer exam and enrolled as a third-year student at a four-year university.

Composed of 編入(へんにゅう) (transfer, incorporation) and 試験(しけん) (examination). A specific type of entrance exam for mid-program admission.

Common collocations

編入試験(へんにゅうしけん)を受(う)ける: to take a transfer exam
編入試験(へんにゅうしけん)に合格(ごうかく)する: to pass a transfer exam
編入試験(へんにゅうしけん)の過去問(かこもん): past transfer exam questions
三年次(さんねんじ)編入試験(へんにゅうしけん): third-year transfer exam

Related words

編入生(へんにゅうせい): transfer student — the student who passes this exam
入学試験(にゅうがくしけん): entrance examination — the standard first-year admission exam
推薦入試(すいせんにゅうし): recommendation-based admission — another alternative admission pathway

Usage

The format varies by university but often includes a written exam in the student's field, an English exam, and an interview. Competition can be intense at top universities.

Related Words

Related: 編入生(へんにゅうせい) (transfer student)

Related: 入学試験(にゅうがくしけん) (entrance examination)

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Added 2026.4.5 6:19 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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