国家試験(こっかしけん)

こっかしけん
noun
national licensing examination
educationwork
1. national licensing examination
An examination run by the national government that qualifies people for a licensed profession, such as doctor, nurse, pharmacist, or certified accountant.
国家試験(こっかしけん)に合格(ごうかく)した。
I passed the national licensing exam.
看護師(かんごし)になるには国家試験(こっかしけん)を受(う)けなければならない。
To become a nurse, you have to take the national exam.
医学部(いがくぶ)の学生(がくせい)は、六年生(ろくねんせい)の冬(ふゆ)に医師(いし)国家試験(こっかしけん)を受験(じゅけん)する。
Medical students take the national medical licensing exam in the winter of their sixth year.

Usually preceded by the profession: 医師(いし)国家試験(こっかしけん), 薬剤師(やくざいし)国家試験(こっかしけん).

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Compare: 検定(けんてい) (proficiency test, often private)
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