N1 Vocabulary · Test 118
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1.自分のきょうぐうに満足している。
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Answer: 1. ドイツはフランスとこっきょうを接している。
境遇 (きょうぐう) means 'circumstances, one's situation in life.' The kanji in question is 境 (きょう). Option 1 contains 国境 (こっきょう, national border), which uses the same kanji 境. This is the 'same kanji' question type.
- 境遇 — circumstances, one's situation in life
- 国境 — national border
- 凶作 — bad harvest, crop failure
- 享受 — enjoyment, receiving (a benefit)
- 脅迫 — threat, coercion
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2.他人をちゅうしょうしてはいけない。
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Answer: 3. 交通事故でふしょうした人を病院に運んだ。
The stem word is 中傷 (ちゅうしょう, slander). The tested kanji is 傷 read as しょう. Option 3 uses 負傷 (ふしょう, injury), which contains the same kanji 傷 read as しょう. The sentence means 'A person who was injured (負傷) in a traffic accident was taken to the hospital.'
- 中傷 — slander, defamation
- 負傷 — injury, getting wounded
- 合唱 — chorus
- 車掌 — conductor (train)
- 弁償 — compensation, reimbursement
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3.政府にこうぎしてデモを行った。
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Answer: 4. この子は最近親にはんこうするようになった。
The stem word is 抗議 (こうぎ, protest). The tested kanji is 抗 read as こう. Option 4 uses 反抗 (はんこう, rebellion/defiance), which contains the same kanji 抗. The sentence means 'This child has recently started rebelling (反抗) against his parents.'
- 抗議 — protest
- 反抗 — rebellion, defiance
- 孝行 — filial piety
- 攻撃 — attack
- 交付 — issuance
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4.彼は女性にへんけんを持っている。
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Answer: 1. 大臣にかいけんする機会を得た。
The stem word is 偏見 (へんけん, prejudice). The tested kanji is 見 read as けん. Option 1 uses 会見 (かいけん, audience/interview), which contains the same kanji 見 read as けん. The sentence means 'I got an opportunity to have an audience (会見) with the minister.'
- 偏見 — prejudice, bias
- 会見 — audience, interview
- 真剣 — serious, earnest
- 顕微鏡 — microscope
- 倹約 — frugality, thrift
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5.きんちょうして、胃が痛くなった。
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Answer: 2. その記事はこちょうされている。
The stem word is 緊張 (きんちょう, tension/nervousness). The tested kanji is 張 read as ちょう. Option 2 uses 誇張 (こちょう, exaggeration), which contains the same kanji 張 read as ちょう. The sentence means 'That article has been exaggerated (誇張).'
- 緊張 — tension, nervousness
- 誇張 — exaggeration
- 聴講 — attending a lecture
- 通帳 — bankbook
- 強調 — emphasis
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6.彼がピアノのコンクールで優勝するとかくしんしている。
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Answer: 2. 明日の会議に何人出るか、もう一度かくにんしよう。
This is an old-format JLPT question where the underlined word かくしん (確信, 'conviction/firm belief') is given, and you must find which option contains a word using the same kanji (確). Option 2 contains 確認 (かくにん, 'confirmation'), which shares the kanji 確. The sentence means: 'I am convinced (確信している) that he will win the piano competition.'
- 確信 — conviction, firm belief
- 確認 — confirmation, verification
- 比較的 — relatively, comparatively
- 合格 — passing (an exam), qualification
- 獲得 — acquisition, winning
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7.いんりょくとは、物体が互いにひっぱりあう力である。
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Answer: 4. この言葉がどこの出ているか、さくいんで調べなさい。
The underlined word いんりょく is 引力 (gravity/attraction). This is a kanji-sharing question: you must find the option whose word contains the same kanji as the underlined word. The kanji in question is 引. Option 4, さくいん (索引, 'index'), contains the kanji 引, so it is correct.
- 引力 — gravity; force of attraction
- 索引 — index (e.g., in a book)
- 満員 — full; at capacity
- 調印 — signing (of a treaty/agreement)
- 要因 — cause; contributing factor
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8.この土地は国がしょゆうしている。
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Answer: 3. 先生からゆうえきなご意見をいただいた。
The underlined word しょゆう is 所有 (ownership/possession). The shared kanji being tested is 有. Option 3, ゆうえき (有益, 'beneficial/useful'), contains the kanji 有, so it is correct.
- 所有 — ownership; possession
- 有益 — beneficial; useful; profitable
- 夕焼け — sunset glow; evening glow
- 余裕 — margin; leeway; spare time
- 優先 — priority; precedence
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9.夏の日に水をまいてもすぐじょうはつしてしまう。
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Answer: 1. これはじょうりゅうして作った酒です。
The underlined word じょうはつ is 蒸発 (evaporation). The shared kanji being tested is 蒸. Option 1, じょうりゅう (蒸留, 'distillation'), contains the kanji 蒸, so it is correct.
- 蒸発 — evaporation
- 蒸留 — distillation
- 過剰 — excess; surplus
- 繁盛 — prosperous business; flourishing
- 天井 — ceiling
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10.この国では、せいみつ機械を輸出している。
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Answer: 4. 買い物をしてせいさんをすませたら、お金がなくなった。
The underlined word せいみつ is 精密 (precision/precise). The shared kanji being tested is 精. Option 4, せいさん (精算, 'adjustment of accounts/settling a bill'), contains the kanji 精, so it is correct.
- 精密 — precision; precise; accurate
- 精算 — settling/adjusting an account; paying the balance
- 制服 — uniform (e.g., school uniform)
- 整列 — lining up; forming ranks
- 要請 — request; appeal (for assistance, etc.)
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