N1 Vocabulary · Test 109

駆けつけた (かけつけた) is the correct writing. 駆ける means 'to run,' and 駆けつける means 'to rush to / hurry to a place.' The sentence means: 'Many volunteers rushed to the disaster area to provide aid.'

• 1馳 (はせる/ち) also means 'to run/gallop' and appears in 馳せる, but 馳けつける is not a valid compound. The verb 駆けつける specifically uses 駆.
• 2迅 (じん) means 'swift/fast' and appears in 迅速, but there is no verb 迅けつける.
• 3疫 (えき) means 'epidemic/plague' and appears in 疫病, completely unrelated to running or rushing.

• 駆かけつける — to rush to, to hurry to (a place)
• 被災地ひさいち — disaster-stricken area
• 救援きゅうえん — relief, aid, rescue

浜辺 (はまべ) means 'beach / shore.' 浜 (はま) = beach/shore, 辺 (べ/ほとり) = vicinity/area. Together they form 浜辺, 'the sandy shore.' The sentence means: 'A white beach stretched endlessly along the coast, and boats could be seen offshore.'

• 1浜部 would read はまべ phonetically, but 部 means 'part/section' and is not the correct second kanji for 'beach.'
• 2辺 alone reads へん/あたり/ほとり, not はまべ; it is missing the 浜 component entirely.
• 3部 alone reads ぶ, not はまべ; it is both the wrong kanji and missing 浜.

• 浜辺はまべ — beach, sandy shore
• 沖おき — offshore, open sea

沖 (おき) means 'offshore / the open sea a distance from land.' The sentence says boats were visible out in the offshore waters. This is the correct kanji for the reading おき.

• 1浦 (うら) means 'inlet / bay / creek' and does not read おき.
• 2沼 (ぬま) means 'marsh / swamp' and does not read おき.
• 3湾 (わん) means 'gulf / bay' and does not read おき; it is a near-synonym in the coastal domain but has the wrong reading and nuance.

• 沖おき — offshore, open sea away from the coast
• 浜辺はまべ — beach, sandy shore

抑制 (よくせい) means 'restraint / suppression / control.' 抑 (よく) = hold down/suppress, 制 (せい) = control/regulate. The sentence means: 'At this conference, the control of population is likely to become the focus of discussion.'

• 1欲整 is not a real word. 欲 (よく) = desire, 整 (せい) = arrange/organize; the combination is meaningless.
• 3欲制 is not a real word. 欲 (よく) = desire paired with 制 does not form an established term.
• 4抑整 is not a real word. 抑 (よく) = suppress paired with 整 (せい) = arrange does not form an established compound.

• 抑制よくせい — restraint, suppression, control
• 焦点しょうてん — focus, focal point
• 議論ぎろん — discussion, debate

焦点 (しょうてん) means 'focus / focal point.' 焦 (しょう) = scorch/focus, 点 (てん) = point. 焦点になる is a common expression meaning 'to become the focus (of discussion/attention).' The sentence means: 'At this conference, population control is likely to become the focus of debate.'

• 2衝点 is not a real word. 衝 (しょう) = collide/impact, but 衝点 is not an established term.
• 3争点 (そうてん) means 'point of contention / issue in dispute' and is a real word, but it reads そうてん, not しょうてん, so it fails the reading test.
• 4騒点 is not a real word. 騒 (そう) = noise/upheaval, and 騒点 is not an established term.

• 焦点しょうてん — focus, focal point
• 争点そうてん — point of contention, disputed issue
• 抑制よくせい — restraint, suppression, control

The correct answer is 2. 威力 (いりょく) means 'power, might, force.' The phrase 威力を発揮した means 'demonstrated its power.' The latest technology showed its power in rocket development.

• 1異力 (いりょく) is not a real word. 異 means 'different, strange' and does not collocate with 力 in this way.
• 3違力 (いりょく) is not a real word. 違 means 'differ, violate' and cannot form this compound.
• 4維力 (いりょく) is not a real word. 維 means 'maintain' (as in 維持) and does not combine with 力 to mean 'power.'

• 威力いりょく — power, might, force
• 発揮はっき — to demonstrate, exhibit (one's ability/power)
• 最新さいしん — latest, newest
• 開発かいはつ — development

The correct answer is 3. 発揮 (はっき) means 'to demonstrate, display, exert.' 威力を発揮した is the correct collocation: 'demonstrated its power.'

• 1発気 (はっき) is not a real word. 気 does not combine with 発 in this way to mean 'demonstrate.'
• 2発起 (ほっき) means 'to initiate, launch (a movement)' and has a different reading (ほっき, not はっき). It does not collocate with 威力.
• 4発機 (はっき) is not a real word. 機 does not form this compound meaning 'demonstrate.'

• 発揮はっき — to demonstrate, display, exert (power/ability)
• 威力いりょく — power, might

The correct answer is 4. 相次いで (あいついで) is the te-form of 相次ぐ (あいつぐ), meaning 'to occur one after another, to happen in succession.' 天災が相次いでいる means 'disasters are occurring one after another.'

• 1合着いで is not a real word. 合 and 着 do not form a verb read あいつぐ.
• 2合次いで is not a real word. 合 and 次 do not form a verb read あいつぐ.
• 3相着いで is not a real word. While 相 is correct, 着 is wrong; the verb is 相次ぐ, not 相着ぐ.

• 相次あいつぐ — to occur one after another, happen in succession
• 天災てんさい — natural disaster
• 避難ひなん — evacuation, taking refuge
• 訓練くんれん — training, drill

The correct answer is 3. 秩序 (ちつじょ) means 'order, orderliness.' 秩序正しく (ちつじょただしく) is a set phrase meaning 'in an orderly manner.' The sentence says the city conducts drills so people can evacuate in an orderly fashion.

• 1扶序 (ちつじょ) is not a real word. 扶 means 'aid, support' (as in 扶養) and does not combine with 序.
• 2扶助 (ふじょ) means 'financial aid, assistance' and has a different reading; it is unrelated to 'order.'
• 4秩助 (ちつじょ) is not a real word. 助 means 'help' and does not combine with 秩 to mean 'order.'

• 秩序ちつじょ — order, orderliness
• 秩序正ちつじょただしく — in an orderly manner
• 避難ひなん — evacuation

The correct answer is 1. 避難 (ひなん) means 'evacuation, taking refuge.' 避難できる means 'can evacuate.' The sentence says the city conducts drills so people can evacuate in an orderly manner.

• 2非難 (ひなん) means 'criticism, blame.' While it has the same reading, it means something completely different and does not fit the context of disaster evacuation.
• 3避離 is not a real word. 避 and 離 do not form a compound read ひなん.
• 4非離 is not a real word. 非 and 離 do not form a compound read ひなん.

• 避難ひなん — evacuation, taking refuge
• 非難ひなん — criticism, blame (distractor with same reading)
• 秩序正ちつじょただしく — in an orderly manner