"受験生" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [d͡ʑɨkẽ̞ɰ̃se̞ː] Forms: 受験生 [canonical] (ruby: (じゅ), (けん), (せい)), jukensei [romanization], 受驗生 [alternative, kanji, kyūjitai]
Etymology: 受験(じゅけん) (juken, “exam taking”) + 生(せい) (-sei, “student”) Etymology templates: {{ja-com|受験|じゅけん|生|-せい|t1=exam taking|t2=student}} 受験(じゅけん) (juken, “exam taking”) + 生(せい) (-sei, “student”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|じゅけんせい}} 受(じゅ)験(けん)生(せい) • (jukensei)
  1. student who is preparing for entrance exams Wikipedia link: ja:
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