N1 Vocabulary · Test 104

The reading けいやく corresponds to 契約, meaning 'contract' or 'agreement.' The sentence means: 'Once we receive your signature and seal here, the contract is complete.' 契約 is the standard term for a legal contract.

• 2掲約 is not a real word. 掲 (けい) means 'to post/display,' and while it shares the reading けい, combining it with 約 does not form a valid compound.
• 3掲役 is not a real word. 役 (やく) means 'role/duty,' but this combination is nonexistent.
• 4契役 is not a real word. 契 is the correct first kanji (from 契約), but combining it with 役 does not produce a valid word.

• 契約けいやく — contract, agreement
• 署名しょめい — signature
• 印鑑いんかん — registered personal seal

The reading ひんぱん corresponds to 頻繁, meaning 'frequent' or 'frequently.' The sentence means: 'His confession that such transactions had been carried out frequently gave people a great shock.' 頻繁 is the standard adjectival noun for 'frequent.'

• 2頻範 is not a real word. 範 (はん) means 'range/model' and shares the reading はん, but this compound does not exist.
• 3煩繁 is not a real word. 煩 (はん/ぼん) means 'troublesome,' but this is not a valid compound.
• 4煩範 is not a real word. Neither kanji combination nor reading matches any real Japanese word.

• 頻繁ひんぱん — frequent, frequently
• 取引とりひき — transaction, dealing
• 行おこなわれる — to be carried out, to be performed

The reading こくはく corresponds to 告白, meaning 'confession.' The sentence means: 'His confession that such transactions had been carried out frequently gave people a great shock.' 告白 is the standard word for 'confession,' composed of 告 (to tell/inform) and 白 (white/clear, here meaning 'to state openly').

• 1告吐 is not a real word. 吐 (と) means 'to spit/vomit,' and while it shares the reading とく/と, this compound is nonexistent.
• 2克吐 is not a real word. 克 (こく) means 'to overcome' and shares the reading こく, but combined with 吐 it forms no valid word.
• 4克白 is not a real word. 克 gives the reading こく, but this combination does not exist in Japanese.

• 告白こくはく — confession
• 頻繁ひんぱん — frequent
• 衝撃しょうげき — shock, impact

The reading しょうげき corresponds to 衝撃, meaning 'shock' or 'impact.' The sentence means: 'His confession that such transactions had been carried out frequently gave people a great shock.' 衝撃 is the standard word for a psychological or physical shock/impact.

• 2衝激 is not a standard word. 激 (げき) shares the same reading and means 'intense/violent,' but the correct compound uses 撃, not 激.
• 3衡撃 is not a real word. 衡 (こう) means 'balance/measure,' and does not share the reading しょう, making this clearly wrong.
• 4衡激 is not a real word. Both kanji are incorrect: 衡 does not read しょう, and 激 is the wrong second kanji.

• 衝撃しょうげき — shock, impact (psychological or physical)
• 与あたえる — to give, to cause
• 告白こくはく — confession

The reading つった corresponds to 釣った, the past tense of 釣る (つる), meaning 'to fish' or 'to catch (fish).' The sentence means: 'The boys, carrying fish they had caught and shellfish they had dived for and gathered, headed home looking happy.' 釣る is the standard verb for fishing with a line and hook.

• 1針った is not valid. 針 (はり) means 'needle,' and while it visually resembles 釣, it is a different kanji and does not read つる. Also, this option is identical to option 2 (see issues).
• 2針った is not valid, same as option 1. This is a duplicate of option 1.
• 4鉤った is not a standard written form. 鉤 (かぎ) means 'hook,' and while conceptually related to fishing, the verb つる is written 釣る, not with 鉤.

• 釣つる — to fish, to catch (fish with a line)
• 潜もぐる — to dive
• 獲物えもの — catch, prey

使命 (しめい) means 'mission, calling, duty one is destined to fulfill.' The stem 自分のしめいだとさとった means 'realized it was one's own mission,' which is a natural and common expression.

• 1示命 is not a real word. 示 (し) means 'show/indicate' and does not combine with 命 to form a meaningful compound.
• 2私命 is not a standard word. 私 (し) means 'private/personal' but 私命 is not used in the sense of a life mission.
• 3志命 is not a real word. 志 (し) means 'will/aspiration' but 志命 is not an established compound.

• 使命しめい — mission, calling, one's destined duty
• さとった — realized, perceived, awakened to (past tense of さとる)

悟った (さとった) is the past tense of 悟る (さとる), meaning 'to perceive, realize, awaken to (a deep truth or one's destiny).' The stem 自分のしめいだとさとった means 'realized that it was one's mission,' which calls for a deep, introspective realization — exactly what 悟る conveys.

• 1判った (わかった) means 'understood, grasped (by judgment/discrimination).' It is a valid variant of 分かった but carries a more analytical nuance and does not fit the deep realization of one's mission.
• 2承った (うけたまわった) is the humble form of 承る, meaning 'to humbly accept/hear.' It is completely unrelated to realizing one's mission.
• 4解った (わかった) means 'understood, comprehended.' Like 判った, it is a variant of 分かった and denotes ordinary understanding, not the profound realization that 悟る expresses.

• 悟さとる — to perceive, realize, awaken to (a deep truth)
• 使命しめい — mission, calling

委託 (いたく) means 'entrustment, consignment, delegation.' The stem 村からいたくされたいせき means 'the ruins that were entrusted (for management/research) by the village.' 委託される is the passive form meaning 'to be entrusted with,' which fits perfectly.

• 1委択 is not a real word. 委 (い) + 択 (たく) do not form an established compound.
• 3為択 is not a real word. 為 (い) + 択 (たく) is not a recognized term.
• 4為託 is not a real word. 為 (い) + 託 (たく) is not an established compound.

• 委託いたく — entrustment, consignment, delegation
• 遺跡いせき — ruins, archaeological remains

遺跡 (いせき) means 'ruins, remains, archaeological site.' The stem 村からいたくされたいせき means 'the ruins entrusted by the village,' and 遺跡 is the standard term for archaeological remains.

• 1遣石 is not a real word. 遣 (い) means 'dispatch/send' and 石 (せき) means 'stone'; together they are meaningless here.
• 2遣跡 is not a real word. 遣 (い) + 跡 (せき) do not form a recognized compound.
• 3遺石 is not a standard word. 遺 (い) means 'leave behind' and 石 (せき) means 'stone,' but 遺石 is not the term for ruins.

• 遺跡いせき — ruins, archaeological remains, historical site
• 委託いたく — entrustment, delegation

発掘 (はっくつ) means 'excavation, unearthing (especially archaeological).' The stem はっくつ調査は means 'the excavation survey,' and 発掘調査 is the standard compound for an archaeological excavation survey.

• 1発屈 is not a real word. 屈 (くつ) means 'bend/yield' and does not combine with 発 to mean excavation.
• 2発堀 is not a real word. 堀 (くつ, as in ほり) means 'moat/digging' but the correct kanji for excavation is 掘, not 堀.
• 4発窟 is not a real word. 窟 (くつ) means 'cave/grotto' and does not form the compound for excavation.

• 発掘はっくつ — excavation, unearthing (archaeological)
• 発掘調査はっくつちょうさ — excavation survey, archaeological dig