N1 Vocabulary · Test 70

不平等 is read ふびょうどう, meaning 'inequality, unfairness, disparity.' The sentence means 'I want to demand correction of the company's unfair practices without compromising.' The key is that 平 is read びょう (onyomi) and 等 is read どう (onyomi, with rendaku voicing of とう→どう). Option 3 ふびょうどう is correct.

• 1ふへいどう mixes kun-yomi へい for 平 with on-yomi どう for 等; the correct compound uses on-yomi for both: びょうどう.
• 2ふびょうとう fails to apply rendaku: 等(とう) becomes どう after 平(びょう), so the correct form is びょうどう, not びょうとう.
• 4ふへいとう uses kun-yomi へい for 平 and fails to apply rendaku (とう instead of どう); both errors make it wrong.

• 不平等ふびょうどう — inequality, unfairness, disparity
• 妥協だきょう — compromise
• 是正ぜせい — correction, rectification

妥協 is read だきょう, meaning 'compromise.' The sentence means 'Against the company's unfair practices, I want to demand correction without compromising.' Option 4 だきょう is correct.

• 1じょきょう is not a valid reading of 妥協; it could be confused with 助教(じょきょう, assistant professor), but it is wrong here.
• 2じゅきょう is not a valid reading of 妥協; it resembles 受講(じゅこう, taking a class) or 儒教(じゅきょう, Confucianism), but neither applies.
• 3どきょう is not a valid reading of 妥協; it resembles 土境 or 同郷(どうきょう, same hometown), but is incorrect here.

• 妥協だきょう — compromise
• 是正ぜせい — correction, rectification
• 求もとめる — to seek, to demand, to request

是正 is read ぜせい. It means 'correction' or 'rectification' (of an injustice, unfair practice, etc.). In the sentence, workers want to demand correction of the company's unfair practices without compromising. Option 3 ぜせい is the correct reading.

• 1ぜいしょう is an incorrect reading. There is no common word with this reading that fits 是正.
• 2ぜしょう is an incorrect reading, missing the せい portion.
• 4ぜいせい is an incorrect reading; this would correspond to a different kanji compound and does not match 是正.

• 是正ぜせい — correction, rectification (of unfairness, disparity, etc.)
• 妥協だきょう — compromise
• 不平等ふびょうどう — inequality, unfairness

募る（つのる）means 'to recruit, to gather, to canvass.' The te-form 募って（つのって）fits the sentence: 'A measure was taken to recruit volunteers and supplement personnel.' Option 3 つのって is correct.

• 1やとって（雇って, from 雇う）means 'to hire (for pay).' Volunteers are not hired, so this is wrong both in reading and in meaning.
• 2たよって（頼って, from 頼る）means 'to rely on, to depend on.' This is a different verb and does not match 募る.
• 4したって（慕って, from 慕う / or 辿って from 辿る）does not match 募る. 慕う means 'to yearn for / adore'; 辿る means 'to trace.' Neither fits.

• 募つのる — to recruit, to gather, to canvass (for members, volunteers, etc.)
• 補充ほじゅう — supplementation, replenishment
• 措置そち — measure, step (taken to deal with a situation)

措置 is read そち, meaning 'measure' or 'step' (an action taken to address a situation). The sentence says 'A measure to recruit volunteers and supplement personnel was taken.' Option 2 そち is correct.

• 1しょち is an incorrect reading; it inserts an extra ゃ/よ sound. 処置（しょち）is a different word meaning 'handling/treatment,' but the kanji here is 措置, read そち.
• 3さくち is an incorrect reading not corresponding to any standard word.
• 4しゃくち is an incorrect reading not corresponding to any standard word.

• 措置そち — measure, step (taken to deal with a situation)
• 処置しょち — handling, treatment, action taken (a near-synonym with different kanji and reading)

厳しい is read きびしい, meaning 'strict / severe / stern.' It modifies 姿勢 (stance), describing the opposition party's stern attitude.

• 1はげしい (激しい) means 'intense / violent,' used for storms, emotions, pain — not for a strict stance.
• 2いやしい (卑しい) means 'lowly / vulgar / mean,' unrelated to a stern political posture.
• 4とぼしい (乏しい) means 'scarce / poor / lacking,' unrelated in meaning.

• 厳きびしい — strict, severe, stern
• 姿勢しせい — posture, stance, attitude

姿勢 is read しせい, meaning 'posture / stance / attitude.' Here it refers to the opposition party's political stance toward the prime minister's policy.

• 1じせi is a distractor with voiced じ instead of unvoiced し; not the correct reading.
• 3じぜい is a distractor mixing voiced じ and せい→ぜい; not a valid reading of 姿勢.
• 4しぜい is a distractor with せい→ぜい (voicing); not the correct reading.

• 姿勢しせい — posture, stance, attitude
• 示しめした — showed, indicated (from 示す)

強盗 is read ごうとう, meaning 'robbery' or 'robber.' The sentence means 'The story that a robber attacked the old man was fictitious.' Option 4 correctly gives the reading ごうとう.

• 1きょうとう would correspond to a misreading where 強 is read きょう (as in 強制きょうせい). This is a plausible distractor but incorrect; 強 in 強盗 is read ごう.
• 2きょうどう is another misreading using the きょう pronunciation of 強 and the どう reading of 盗. Incorrect.
• 3こうとう is a misreading where 強 is read こう (as in 強化こうか). Incorrect; the correct reading is ごうとう.

• 強盗ごうとう — robbery, robber
• 襲おそう — to attack, to assault
• 架空かくう — fictitious, imaginary

襲った is the past tense of 襲う (おそう), meaning 'to attack.' The sentence means 'The story that a robber attacked the old man was fictitious.' Option 1, おそった, is the correct reading.

• 2うばった is 奪った (うばう, to take away/snatch), a near-synonym involving taking something from someone, but it is not the reading of 襲った.
• 3しばった is 縛った (しばる, to tie up/bind), which could happen in a robbery context but is not the reading of 襲った.
• 4なぐった is 殴った (なぐる, to punch/strike), another violence-related verb but not the reading of 襲った.

• 襲おそう — to attack, to assault
• 奪うばう — to snatch, to take away
• 縛しばる — to tie, to bind
• 殴なぐる — to punch, to strike

架空 is read かくう, meaning 'fictitious' or 'imaginary.' The sentence means 'The story that a robber attacked the old man was fictitious.' Option 1, かくう, is the correct reading.

• 2きょくう is a misreading where 架 is given the reading きょ (as in 架空 being confused with a きょ reading). Incorrect.
• 3きょこう is another plausible misreading combining きょ for 架 and こう for 空. Incorrect.
• 4かこう is a misreading where 空 is read こう (as in 空港くうこう). Incorrect; 空 in 架空 is read う.

• 架空かくう — fictitious, imaginary, fictional