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進士 【しんし】

  1. [n] palace examination (national Chinese civil servant examination based largely on classic literature); someone who has passed this examination
  2. [n] 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 in this word:

Kanji Meanings On Readings Kun Readings
進 Advance, Proceed, Progress, Promote シン すす.む, すす.める
士 Gentleman, Scholar, Samurai, Samurai Radical (no. 33) シ さむらい