Civil servant recruitment examination

…The doctors and needle students of the Bureau of Medicine were examined by the Doctor and the Doctor of Medicine once a month, by the Head of Medicine and the Associate, once a quarter, and by the Minister of the Imperial Household and the Assistant Minister, who conducted the final examination of the year. Next, the examination for hiring officials by the Ministry of Ceremonies, modelled on the Chinese Imperial Examinations, consisted of the following: (1) For the wise, those with a great deal of knowledge and talent were selected, and they were examined on two strategic tests. Those who passed the four tests, from Upper Upper to Middle Upper, were promoted to the rank of Shohachi-no-uei (Senior Eighth Rank Upper), and those who passed the Upper Upper were promoted to the rank of Shohachi-no-uei (Senior Eighth Rank Lower). (2) For the Myogyō (Classical Classics), those who were familiar with two or more Classics were selected. …

*Some of the terminology used in relation to the "Civil Service Recruitment Examination" is explained below.

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…そして典薬寮の医･針生は，医･針博士が1ヵ月に一度試験し，典薬頭･介が一季ごとに試験したが，さらに宮内卿･輔が年終試を行った。つぎに中国の科挙にならった式部省による官人採用試験は，(1)秀才は博学高才のものを採り，方略試2条を試験して，上上～中上第の四等が及第，上上第は正八位上，上中第は正八位下に叙した。(2)明経（みようぎよう）は二経以上に通じたものを採る。…

※「官人採用試験」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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