進士 [ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄕˋ; jin4 shi4]
successful candidate in the highest imperial civil service examination
palace graduate
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進士
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out-dated or obsolete kana usage
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
see: 科挙
palace examination (national Chinese civil servant examination based largely on classic literature)
someone who has passed this examination
see: 式部省
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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