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    3. 進士

    進士

    進しん士し

    palace examination (national Chinese civil servant examination based largely on classic literature)

    NTNounHistoryKanji Vocab14 strokes

    しんししんじしじ

    Noun

    1.
    palace examination (national Chinese civil servant examination based largely on classic literature), someone who has passed this examination
    2.
    examination for promotion in the Ministry of Ceremonies (based largely on political duties and Chinese classics), someone who has passed this examination

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    Kanji that make up this word

    進
    すす.む・すす.める…(2)
    advance・proceed・progress・promote
    士
    さむらい…(3)
    gentleman・scholar・samurai・samurai radical (no. 33)
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