Japanese Word Entry
日本語能力試驗Simplified Japanese form: 日本語能力試験
| Kana: | にほんごのうりょくしけん |
| Romaji: | nihongonouryokushiken |
| Definition: | Japanese Language Proficiency Test, JLPT |
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Chinese characters used in this word
| 日 | day, sun, Japan, counter for days, daytime |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄖˋ (rì) |
| Cantonese: | jat6 |
| Japanese: | ニチ (nichi)、 ジツ (jitsu) / ひ (hi)、 -び (-bi)、 -か (-ka)、 か (ka)、 ひび (hibi) |
| Korean: | 일 (il) |
| Vietnamese: | nhật |
| 本 | book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things, root, source, basis |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄅㄣˇ (běn), ㄅㄣ (bēn) |
| Cantonese: | bun2 |
| Japanese: | ホン (hon) / もと (moto) |
| Korean: | 본 (bon) |
| Vietnamese: | bổn, bản |
| 語 | word, speech, language, words, saying, expression |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄩˇ (yǔ), ㄩˋ (yù) |
| Cantonese: | jyu5 |
| Japanese: | ゴ (go)、 ギョ (gyo) / かた.る (kataru)、 かた.らう (katarau)、 ことば (kotoba)、 つげる (tsugeru) |
| Korean: | 어 (eo) |
| Vietnamese: | ngữ, ngứ |
Variants
| Simplified Chinese form: | 语 |
| 能 | ability, talent, skill, capacity, to be able, can, permitted to |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄋㄥˊ (néng), ㄊㄞˊ (tái), ㄋㄞˊ (nái), ㄋㄞˋ (nài), ㄒㄩㄥˊ (xióng) |
| Cantonese: | nang4 |
| Japanese: | ノウ (nou)、 ダイ (dai) / よ.く (yoku)、 あた.う (atau)、 よくする (yokusuru) |
| Korean: | 능 (neung), 내 (nae) |
| Vietnamese: | năng, nai, nại |
| 力 | power, strength, strong, strain, bear up, exert, capability, influence, Kangxi radical 19 |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄌㄧˋ (lì) |
| Cantonese: | lik6 |
| Japanese: | リョク (ryoku)、 リキ (riki)、 リイ (rii) / ちから (chikara)、 つとめる (tsutomeru)、 りきむ (rikimu) |
| Korean: | 력 (ryeog), 역 (yeog) |
| Vietnamese: | lực |
| 試 | test, try, attempt, experiment, ordeal |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄕˋ (shì) |
| Cantonese: | si3 |
| Japanese: | シ (shi) / こころ.みる (kokoromiru)、 ため.す (tamesu) |
| Korean: | 시 (si) |
| Vietnamese: | thí |
Variants
| Simplified Chinese form: | 试 |
| 驗 | verification, effect, testing, test, examine, inspect, verify |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄧㄢˋ (yàn) |
| Cantonese: | jim6 |
| Japanese: | ケン (ken)、 ゲン (gen) / あかし (akashi)、 しるし (shirushi)、 ため.す (tamesu)、 ためし (tameshi) |
| Korean: | 험 (heom) |
| Vietnamese: | nghiệm |
Variants
| Simplified Chinese form: | 验 |
| Simplified Japanese form: | 験 |
| Semantic variant form: | 騐 |