試験
しけん · shiken · JLPT N4 · noun
examination
📝 試験 = try (試) + verify (験): a try-out that verifies what you know
試 means to try or attempt, as in 試す (tamesu). 験 means to test or verify, as in 経験 (experience) and 実験 (experiment). An exam is literally a trial that checks the result. Sound hook: shiken = she-ken, as in she kens (knows) the answers.