N1 Vocabulary · Test 86

脂肪 is read しぼう. The question asks which option has the same reading. 死亡 (option 4) is also read しぼう, making it the correct answer. The sentence says: 'Please try not to eat too many foods high in fat.'

• 1裁縫 is read さいほう (sewing/tailoring), not しぼう.
• 2細胞 is read さいぼう (cell, as in biological cell), not しぼう. This is a deliberate near-homophone distractor.
• 3司法 is read しほう (judiciary), not しぼう. Close in sound but the middle vowel differs.

• 脂肪しぼう — fat (dietary/body fat)
• 死亡しぼう — death
• 細胞さいぼう — cell (biological)
• 司法しほう — judiciary

態勢 is read たいせい. The question asks which option has the same reading. 体制 (option 1) is also read たいせい, making it the correct answer. The sentence says: 'We are now ready/prepared to accept trainees.' 態勢 here means 'posture/preparedness/setup.'

• 2統制 is read とうせい (control/regulation), not たいせい.
• 3達成 is read たっせい (achievement/accomplishment), not たいせい.
• 4養成 is read ようせい (training/raising/developing), not たいせい.

• 態勢たいせい — posture; preparedness; setup/system
• 体制たいせい — system; structure; setup
• 統制とうせい — control; regulation
• 達成たっせい — achievement; accomplishment
• 養成ようせい — training; developing

欠陥 is read けっかん. The question asks which option has the same reading. 血管 (option 2) is also read けっかん, making it the correct answer. The sentence says: 'It turned out that the car had a defect.'

• 1傑作 is read けっさく (masterpiece), not けっかん.
• 3決算 is read けっさん (settlement of accounts), not けっかん.
• 4結核 is read けっかく (tuberculosis), not けっかん. This is a deliberate near-homophone distractor differing by one kana.

• 欠陥けっかん — defect; flaw
• 血管けっかん — blood vessel
• 傑作けっさく — masterpiece
• 決算けっさん — settlement of accounts
• 結核けっかく — tuberculosis

This is a 'same reading' question. The underlined word 間隔 is read かんかく (kankaku), meaning 'interval' or 'spacing.' Option 3, 感覚, is also read かんかく and means 'sense' or 'sensation.' The bus runs at 15-minute intervals, so 間隔 (かんかく) is the correct word in context, and 感覚 shares the identical reading.

• 1勧告 is read かんこく (kankoku), meaning 'recommendation' or 'admonition.' The reading differs from かんかく.
• 2勧誘 is read かんゆう (kanyū), meaning 'solicitation' or 'invitation.' The reading differs from かんかく.
• 4感激 is read かんき (kanki), meaning 'deep emotion' or 'gratitude.' The reading differs from かんかく.

• 間隔かんかく — interval, spacing
• 感覚かんかく — sense, sensation
• 勧告かんこく — recommendation, admonition
• 勧誘かんゆう — solicitation, invitation
• 感激かんき — deep emotion, gratitude

This is a 'same reading' question. The underlined word 勇敢 is read ゆうかん (yūkan), meaning 'brave' or 'courageous.' Option 1, 夕刊, is also read ゆうかん and means 'evening newspaper.' The sentence says 'Thanks to brave firefighters, the child was rescued,' so 勇敢 (ゆうかん) fits the context, and 夕刊 shares the identical reading.

• 2有効 is read ゆうこう (yūkō), meaning 'effective' or 'valid.' The reading differs from ゆうかん.
• 3優先 is read ゆうせん (yūsen), meaning 'priority' or 'precedence.' The reading differs from ゆうかん.
• 4郵送 is read ゆうそう (yūsō), meaning 'mailing' or 'postal delivery.' The reading differs from ゆうかん.

• 勇敢ゆうかん — brave, courageous
• 夕刊ゆうかん — evening newspaper
• 有効ゆうこう — effective, valid
• 優先ゆうせん — priority, precedence
• 郵送ゆうそう — mailing, postal delivery

This question asks which option shares the same reading as 捜索. 捜索 is read そうさく, meaning 'search (for a missing person/thing).' Option 3, 創作, is also read そうさく, meaning 'creation / creative work (e.g., literary).' They are homophones, so 3 is correct.

• 1検査 is read けんさ ('inspection/examination'), not そうさく.
• 2審査 is read しんさ ('screening/examination'), not そうさく.
• 4操作 is read そうさ ('operation/manipulation'), not そうさく. This is a deliberate near-miss distractor.

• 捜索そうさく — search (for missing person/thing)
• 創作そうさく — creation, creative work

This question asks which option shares the same reading as 交渉. 交渉 is read こうしょう, meaning 'negotiation.' Option 1, 高尚, is also read こうしょう, meaning 'elevated / lofty / refined.' They are homophones, so 1 is correct.

• 2好評 is read こうひょう ('favorable reputation'), not こうしょう.
• 3公募 is read こうぼ ('public recruitment/open call'), not こうしょう.
• 4候補 is read こうほ ('candidate/nominee'), not こうしょう.

• 交渉こうしょう — negotiation
• 高尚こうしょう — elevated, lofty, refined
• 値引ねびき — price reduction, discount

This question asks which option shares the same reading as 均衡. 均衡 is read きんこう, meaning 'equilibrium / balance.' Option 2, 近郊, is also read きんこう, meaning 'suburbs / outskirts.' They are homophones, so 2 is correct.

• 1金庫 is read きんこ ('safe/vault'), not きんこう.
• 3勘定 is read かんじょう ('bill/check/counting'), not きんこう.
• 4鑑賞 is read かんしょう ('appreciation'), not きんこう.

• 均衡きんこう — equilibrium, balance
• 近郊きんこう — suburbs, outskirts

「むじゅん」is written 矛盾, meaning 'contradiction.' 矛(む, halberd/spear) + 盾(じゅん, shield) literally depict a spear that can pierce any shield paired with a shield that can block any spear — a classic contradiction. The sentence means 'I got flustered when the contradiction in my logic was sharply pointed out.'

• 1予盾 uses 予(よ, in advance) instead of 矛; 予盾 is not a real word and 予 is a look-alike for 矛.
• 3予循 uses 予(よ) + 循(じゅん, follow); not a real word, exploiting the similar shape of 矛/予 and 盾/循.
• 4矛循 keeps the correct first kanji but replaces 盾 with 循(じゅん, to follow), which is not used in this compound.

• 矛盾むじゅん — contradiction
• 論理ろんり — logic
• 鋭するどく — sharply

「してき」is 指摘, meaning 'to point out / single out (a flaw, fact, etc.).' 指(し, point) + 摘(てき, pick/pluck). The sentence: 'I got flustered when the contradiction in my logic was sharply pointed out.'

• 1指的 is not a real word; 的(てき) is a common suffix meaning '-like/target' but cannot replace 摘 here.
• 2刺的 uses 刺(し, pierce/sting) instead of 指; not a real compound, exploiting the shared し reading and similar shape.
• 4刺摘 uses 刺(し) instead of 指; not a real word.

• 指摘してき — pointing out (a flaw/fact)
• 鋭するどく — sharply