N1 Vocabulary · Test 115
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1.わが社の社長室のドアは、いつも開けておくのがかんれいになっている。
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Answer: 4. 習慣
習慣 (しゅうかん) means 'custom / habit.' The sentence means: 'It has become a custom at our company to always keep the door of the president's office open.' 習慣になる ('to become a habit/custom') fits the context perfectly. The official answer is 4, which implies the underlined portion in the original stem should be しゅうかん, not かんれい.
- 習慣 — custom, habit
- 慣例 — customary practice, precedent
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2.この町は歴史があり、ぶんかざいに恵まれている。
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Answer: 1. 財政
The word in the stem is 文化財 (ぶんかざい, cultural assets/properties). The underlined part ざい is the reading of the kanji 財. Option 1, 財政 (ざいせい), contains the kanji 財 read as ざい, which is the correct kanji being tested.
- 文化財 — cultural assets/properties
- 財政 — finance
- 洗剤 — detergent
- 素材 — material
- 在庫 — inventory, stock
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3.いまどきそんなことを言うのは、時代さくごだ。
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Answer: 2. 誤解
The word in the stem is 時代錯誤 (じだいさくご, anachronism). The underlined part ご is the reading of the kanji 誤. Option 2, 誤解 (ごかい, misunderstanding), contains the kanji 誤 read as ご, which is the correct kanji being tested.
- 時代錯誤 — anachronism
- 覚悟 — resolve, preparedness
- 誤解 — misunderstanding
- 娯楽 — entertainment, amusement
- 介護 — nursing care
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4.エネルギーのかくほがこの国の課題だ。
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Answer: 3. 確信
The word in the stem is 確保 (かくほ, securing/ensuring). The underlined part かく is the reading of the kanji 確. Option 3, 確信 (かくしん, conviction/confidence), contains the kanji 確 read as かく, which is the correct kanji being tested.
- 確保 — securing, ensuring
- 間隔 — interval, spacing
- 獲得 — acquisition
- 確信 — conviction, confidence
- 変革 — reform, transformation
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5.子どもたちのもはんになるような生活をしたい。
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Answer: 4. 範囲
The word in the stem is 模範 (もはん, model/example). The underlined part はん is the reading of the kanji 範. Option 4, 範囲 (はんい, range/scope), contains the kanji 範 read as はん, which is the correct kanji being tested.
- 模範 — model, example
- 批判 — criticism
- 版画 — woodblock print
- 違反 — violation
- 範囲 — range, scope
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6.国のはんえいのために力を尽くす。
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Answer: 1. この植物は高山に多くはんしょくしている。
The correct answer is 1. The stem word はんえい is 繁栄 (はんえい), meaning 'prosperity, flourishing.' The question asks which option contains a word sharing the same kanji 繁. Option 1 uses はんしょく = 繁殖 (はんしょく), meaning 'reproduction, proliferation,' which shares the kanji 繁. The sentence means 'This plant proliferates in high mountains.'
- 繁栄 — prosperity, flourishing
- 繁殖 — reproduction, proliferation
- 批判 — criticism
- 販売 — sales
- 規範 — norm, standard
- 尽くす — to devote, exhaust (one's efforts)
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7.このカメラは、とてもせいこうにできている。
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Answer: 2. なかなかこうみょうな手段を考えたものだ。
The stem word is せいこう = 精巧 (せいこう, 'finely crafted/delicate'). The tested kanji is 巧 (こう, 'skillful/clever'). Option 2 contains こうみょう = 巧妙 (こうみょう, 'clever/ingenious'), which shares the same kanji 巧 read as こう. The sentence means 'He came up with quite a clever method.'
- 精巧 — finely crafted, delicately made
- 巧妙 — clever, ingenious, skillful
- 効果 — effect, result
- 鉄鋼 — steel (iron and steel)
- 強硬 — firm, strong, unyielding
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8.大臣が新しい空港をしさつした。
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Answer: 4. 私はきんしなので眼鏡を掛けている。
The stem word is しさつ = 視察 (しさつ, 'inspection'). The tested kanji is 視 (し, 'look/inspect'). Option 4 contains きんし = 近視 (きんし, 'nearsightedness'), which shares the same kanji 視 read as し. The sentence means 'I am nearsighted, so I wear glasses.'
- 視察 — inspection, tour of inspection
- 至急 — urgent, immediately
- 私物 — personal belongings
- 使命観 — sense of mission, view on one's mission
- 近視 — nearsightedness, myopia
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9.この部屋は空気がかんそうしている。
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Answer: 3. かんぱいを致しますので、グラスをお持ちください。
The stem word is かんそう = 乾燥 (かんそう, 'dry/dryness'). The tested kanji is 乾 (かん, 'dry'). Option 3 contains かんぱい = 乾杯 (かんぱい, 'toast/cheers'), which shares the same kanji 乾 read as かん. The sentence means 'I will make a toast, so please bring your glasses.'
- 乾燥 — dry, dryness
- 新幹線 — Shinkansen, bullet train
- 外観 — exterior appearance
- 乾杯 — toast, raising a glass
- 干渉 — interference, meddling
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10.弟は音楽のそしつがある。
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Answer: 2. この事件には多くのようそがからんでいる。
The stem word is そしつ = 素質 (そしつ, 'aptitude/natural talent'). The tested kanji is 素 (そ, 'element/inherent'). Option 2 contains ようそ = 要素 (ようそ, 'element/factor'), which shares the same kanji 素 read as そ. The sentence means 'Many factors are involved in this incident.'
- 素質 — aptitude, natural talent, innate ability
- 基礎 — foundation, basics
- 要素 — element, factor
- 過疎 — depopulation, sparse population
- 祖先 — ancestors, forebears
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