(たっけん)

たっけん
noun
real estate transaction specialist qualification
businesswork
1. real estate transaction specialist qualification (and its exam)
A common abbreviation of 宅地建物取引士(たくちたてものとりひきし), the national qualification (and the exam for it) required to handle certain steps in real estate transactions in Japan. Also used for the license and the profession.
宅建(たっけん)資格(しかく)()った
I got the real estate transaction specialist qualification.
The real estate specialist exam is held every October.
I want to pass the real estate specialist exam this year so I can work at a real estate company.

A widely-used shortening of 宅地建物取引士(たくちたてものとりひきし) (formerly 宅地建物取引主任者(たくちたてものとりひきしゅにんしゃ)). One of Japan's most popular national qualifications; the word usually refers to the exam or the license in everyday speech.

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