N1 Vocabulary · Test 117
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1.彼はれい(たん)な男で、どんなに人が困っていても助けようとしない。
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Answer: 2. これは海の魚で、(たん)すいには住めない。
The stem uses れい(たん)な男, which is 冷淡(れいたん)な男, meaning 'a cold/indifferent man.' The kanji for たん here is 淡. We must find the option where たん is also written 淡. Option 2: 淡水(たんすい)means 'fresh water,' and the sentence 'This is a marine fish; it cannot live in fresh water' uses 淡 for たん—the same kanji as in 冷淡.
- 冷淡 — cold, indifferent, unsympathetic
- 淡水 — fresh water
- 大胆 — bold, daring (distractor)
- 分担 — sharing/dividing work (distractor)
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2.この新聞は(こう)どくしゃが多い。
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Answer: 4. マンションの(こう)にゅうを考えている。
The stem contains 購読者(こうどくしゃ), meaning 'subscribers/readers who subscribe to a newspaper.' The kanji being tested is 購(こう), meaning 'purchase/subscribe.' Option 4 contains 購入(こうにゅう), meaning 'purchase,' which uses the same kanji 購. The sentence means 'I am considering purchasing a condominium.'
- 購読者 — subscriber (to a newspaper/magazine)
- 購入 — purchase
- 好評 — favorable reputation/reviews
- 貢献 — contribution
- 講習会 — training workshop/seminar
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3.彼の言葉から(すい)そくすると、仕事はうまく行っているらしい。
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Answer: 4. 街の緑化を(すい)しんしている。
The stem contains 推測(すいそく), meaning 'guess/infer.' The kanji being tested is 推(すい), meaning 'infer/suppose.' Option 4 contains 推進(すいしん), meaning 'promotion/advancement,' which uses the same kanji 推. The sentence means 'I am promoting the greening of the town.'
- 推測 — guess, inference
- 推進 — promotion, advancement
- 炊事 — cooking (household)
- 麻酔 — anesthesia
- 睡眠 — sleep
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4.了解じ(こう)を文書にまとめておく。
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Answer: 3. アンケートの回答を(こう)もくごとに分析する。
The stem contains 了解事項(りょうかいじこう), meaning 'matters agreed upon / items of understanding.' The kanji being tested is 項(こう), meaning 'item/paragraph.' Option 3 contains 項目(こうもく), meaning 'item/category,' which uses the same kanji 項. The sentence means 'I analyze the questionnaire responses item by item.'
- 了解事項 — matters agreed upon, items of mutual understanding
- 項目 — item, category, heading
- 変更 — change, modification
- 抗争 — conflict, struggle
- 原稿 — manuscript, draft
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5.この辺りでは最近(き)みょう現象が見られるという。
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Answer: 2. (き)すう番号の人は前に出てください。
The stem contains 奇妙(きみょう), meaning 'strange/bizarre.' The kanji being tested is 奇(き), meaning 'strange/odd.' Option 2 contains 奇数(きすう), meaning 'odd number,' which uses the same kanji 奇. The sentence means 'People with odd-numbered IDs, please come forward.'
- 奇妙 — strange, bizarre, curious
- 奇数 — odd number
- 指揮 — conducting, direction
- 寄贈 — donation, presentation (of a gift)
- 軌道 — orbit, trajectory
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6.グループの皆をとうそつしていくのは、大変だ。
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Answer: 1. とうけいによると女性の方が長生きする。
とうそつ is 統率 (とうそつ, 'to command/lead'). The shared kanji being tested is 統. Option 1 contains 統計 (とうけい, 'statistics'), which uses the same kanji 統. The sentence means 'According to statistics, women live longer.'
- 統率 — command, lead (a group)
- 統計 — statistics
- 討議 — discussion, debate
- 奮闘 — struggle, fight hard
- 圧倒 — overwhelm, overpower
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7.洪水の被害があった地方へきゅうえんに向かった。
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Answer: 4. 子どもの邉踊幛韦??U>えんに行った。
The underlined word きゅうえん is written 救援 (relief/aid). The kanji being tested is 援. Option 4 contains 応援(おうえん), which shares the kanji 援. The sentence means 'I went to cheer on/support the children.'
- 救援 — relief, aid, rescue
- 応援 — cheering, support
- 縁 — connection, affinity
- 沿岸 — coast
- 遠慮 — hesitation, restraint
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8.混乱が収まった社会のちつじょが回復してきた。
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Answer: 3. たまっていた仕事をじゅんじょよく片付けた。
The underlined word ちつじょ is written 秩序 (order). The kanji being tested is 序. Option 3 contains 順序(じゅんじょ), which shares the kanji 序. 順序よく片付けた = 'handled (the work) in an orderly manner.'
- 秩序 — order
- 順序 — order, sequence
- 助言 — advice
- 免除 — exemption
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9.友人の( )に従ってよかった。
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Answer: 4. 忠告
忠告(ちゅうこく) means 'advice, admonition.' The phrase 忠告に従ってよかった means 'It was good that I followed my friend's advice.' 従う (to follow/obey) collocates naturally with 忠告.
- 忠告 — advice, admonition
- 証言 — testimony
- 申告 — declaration, report
- 宣言 — declaration, proclamation
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10.この漫画は( )なところがおもしろい。
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Answer: 3. ナンセンス
ナンセンス (nonsense) means 'absurd, nonsensical.' ナンセンスなところがおもしろい = 'The nonsensical aspects are what make this manga interesting.' The na-adjective form fits grammatically and semantically.
- ナンセンス — nonsense, absurd
- バランス — balance
- アナウンス — announcement
- ニュアンス — nuance
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