入学試験が間近に迫っていた。

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入学 試験 が 間近 に 迫っていた 。

English Translation

Our entrance examination was near at hand.

Furigana

入学(にゅうがく)試験(しけん)が間近(まぢか)に迫(せま)っていた。

Romanji

Nyūgaku shiken ga majika ni sematteita.

Words

入学 (にゅうがく)

entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.)

試験 (しけん)

examination; test; study; trial; experiment

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

間近 (まぢか、まじか)

proximity; nearness; soon; nearby

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

迫る (せまる、せる)

to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel

Kanji

入

Readings: ニュウ、 ジュ、 い.る、 -い.る、 -い.り、 い.れる、 -い.れ、 はい.る

Meanings: enter, insert

学

Readings: ガク、 まな.ぶ

Meanings: study, learning, science

試

Readings: シ、 こころ.みる、 ため.す

Meanings: test, try, attempt, experiment, ordeal

験

Readings: ケン、 ゲン、 あかし、 しるし、 ため.す、 ためし

Meanings: verification, effect, testing

間

Readings: カン、 ケン、 あいだ、 ま、 あい

Meanings: interval, space

近

Readings: キン、 コン、 ちか.い

Meanings: near, early, akin, tantamount

迫

Readings: ハク、 せま.る

Meanings: urge, force, imminent, spur on