N1 Vocabulary · Test 97

The hiragana らくのう corresponds to 酪農 (らくのう, dairy farming). The sentence means 'A friend who is engaged in dairy farming in Hokkaido is raising 50 cows.' Option 1 is the correct kanji.

• 2洛農 is not a real Japanese word. 洛 (らく) is used in compounds like 洛中 (らくちゅう, Kyoto area) but 洛農 does not exist.
• 3駱農 is not a real Japanese word. 駱 appears in 駱駝 (らくだ, camel) but 駱農 does not exist.
• 4絡農 is not a real Japanese word. 絡 (らく) appears in 絡まる (からまる, to entangle) but 絡農 does not exist.

• 酪農らくのう — dairy farming
• 飼育しいく — breeding, raising (animals)

The hiragana たずさわって corresponds to 携わって (たずさわって), the te-form of 携わる, meaning 'to be engaged in / to be involved in.' The sentence means 'A friend who is engaged in dairy farming in Hokkaido...' Option 3 is correct.

• 1係わって is read かかわって, meaning 'to be related to / to concern.' This is a different word with a different reading and meaning.
• 2操わって is not a standard form. 操る (あやつる) means 'to manipulate / to operate,' and its te-form would be 操って (あやつって), not 操わって.
• 4営わって is read いとなわって, the te-form of 営む (いとなむ), meaning 'to run / to manage (a business).' This is a different word with a different reading.

• 携たずさわる — to be engaged in, to be involved in
• 係かかわる — to be related to, to concern
• 営いとなむ — to run, to manage (a business)

The hiragana しいく corresponds to 飼育 (しいく), meaning 'breeding / raising (animals).' The sentence says the friend is raising 50 cows. Option 3 is the correct kanji.

• 1旨育 is not a real Japanese word. 旨 (し) appears in words like 旨い (うまい) but 旨育 does not exist.
• 2施育 is not a real Japanese word. 施 (し) appears in 施設 (しせつ, facility) but 施育 does not exist.
• 4資育 is not a real Japanese word. 資 (し) appears in 資金 (しきん, funds) but 資育 does not exist.

• 飼育しいく — breeding, raising (animals)
• 酪農らくのう — dairy farming

The hiragana さくげん corresponds to 削減 (さくげん), meaning 'reduction / cutback.' The sentence means 'Aiming to reduce costs, we stopped advertising the product on TV.' Option 2 is the correct kanji.

• 1消滅 is read しょうめつ, meaning 'annihilation / disappearance.' The reading does not match さくげん.
• 3削滅 is not a real Japanese word. While 削 (さく) is correct for the first character, 滅 (めつ) does not form a valid compound with 削 in this context.
• 4消減 is not a standard Japanese word. While 消 (しょう) and 減 (げん) are both valid kanji, 消減 is not an established compound; the correct word is 削減.

• 削減さくげん — reduction, cutback
• 宣伝せんでん — advertisement, promotion
• 消滅しょうめつ — annihilation, disappearance

The reading めざし corresponds to 目指し, the continuative (連用形) form of the verb 目指す（めざす）, meaning 'to aim for / to target.' The sentence means: 'Aiming to reduce costs, they stopped advertising the product on TV.' 目指し fits both the reading and the grammatical context (continuative form connecting to the main clause).

• 1目示 is not a real Japanese word. It combines 目（め, eye） and 示（しめす, to show）, but no such compound exists.
• 2目刺し would be read めざし, but it refers to a type of dried fish (目刺魚), not the verb 'to aim.' It is a homophone but unrelated in meaning.
• 3目射し is not a standard word. 射（しゃ/いる, to shoot） does not form this compound with 目 in this context.

• 目指めざす — to aim for, to target
• 削減さくげん — reduction (of costs, etc.)
• 宣伝せんでん — advertising, promotion

The question asks for the correct kanji for the reading かんようさ. The correct word is 寛容さ (かんようさ), meaning 'tolerance / open-mindedness / generosity toward others.' 寛 means 'broad-minded / generous' and 容 means 'to accept / allow.' Together they form the compound 寛容, a well-established word meaning tolerance. The sentence means 'He has tolerance toward others and the humility to listen to people's criticisms.'

• 1歓容さ uses 歓 (joy/celebration) instead of 寛. 歓容 is not an established word; the kanji 歓 does not convey the meaning of broad-mindedness.
• 3歓溶さ uses 歓 (joy) and 溶 (dissolve/melt). Neither kanji is correct for this compound; 溶 does not mean 'to accept.'
• 4寛溶さ uses the correct first kanji 寛 but the wrong second kanji 溶 (dissolve/melt) instead of 容 (accept/allow). This is not an established word.

• 寛容かんよう — tolerance; open-mindedness; generosity
• 謙虚けんきょ — humility; modesty
• 指摘してき — pointing out; criticism
• 耳を傾ける（みみをかたむける） — to listen attentively

The question asks for the correct kanji for the reading してき. The correct word is 指摘 (してき), meaning 'pointing out (a flaw/error) / criticism / indication.' 指 means 'to point' and 摘 means 'to pick/pluck,' together forming the established compound 指摘. The sentence means 'He has tolerance toward others and the humility to listen to people's criticisms.'

• 1支的 is not a real word. 支 (support) and 的 (target/mark) do not form a meaningful compound, and 的 alone would not be read てき in this context as a standalone noun suffix.
• 2支摘 is not a real word. 支 (support) is the wrong kanji for the first character; the correct kanji is 指 (point).
• 3指的 is not a real word. While 指 is the correct first kanji, 的 (mark/target) is the wrong second kanji; the correct kanji is 摘 (pick/pluck).

• 指摘してき — pointing out; criticism; indication
• 寛容かんよう — tolerance; open-mindedness
• 謙虚けんきょ — humility; modesty

The question asks for the correct kanji for the reading かたむける. The correct word is 傾ける (かたむける), meaning 'to incline / to tilt / to lean.' In the expression 耳を傾ける (みみをかたむける), it means 'to listen attentively.' The kanji 傾 contains the radical 亻(にんべん) and the phonetic component 頃, and is the standard kanji for this verb.

• 2項ける uses 項 (item/paragraph), which is read こう and does not match the reading かたむける. This is a lookalike kanji trap.
• 3肩向ける is not a standard verb form. While 肩 is read かた, writing the verb as two separate kanji 肩向ける is incorrect; the correct single kanji is 傾ける.
• 4方向ける is not a standard verb. 方 is read ほう/かた, but this is not the correct kanji for かたむける. This is a deliberate distractor using a familiar kanji.

• 傾かたむける — to incline; to tilt; to lean (also: to listen attentively in 耳を傾ける)
• 耳を傾ける（みみをかたむける） — to listen attentively

The question asks for the correct kanji for the reading けんきょさ. The correct word is 謙虚さ (けんきょさ), meaning 'humility / modesty.' 謙 means 'humble / modest' and 虚 means 'empty / void,' but together 謙虚 is an established compound meaning humility. The sentence means 'He has tolerance toward others and the humility to listen to people's criticisms.'

• 1堅拠さ is not a real word. 堅 (solid/firm) and 拠 (rely/based on) do not form the compound 謙虚. Both kanji are wrong.
• 2謙拠さ uses the correct first kanji 謙 but the wrong second kanji 拠 (rely/based on) instead of 虚 (empty/void). This is not an established word.
• 3堅虚さ uses the wrong first kanji 堅 (solid/firm) instead of 謙 (humble). This is not an established word.

• 謙虚けんきょ — humility; modesty
• 寛容かんよう — tolerance; open-mindedness
• 指摘してき — pointing out; criticism

The underlined word むらさき means 'purple' and is written 紫. The sentence says 'This shop has many clothes with showy patterns in pink and purple,' so the color purple fits perfectly.

• 2柴 (しば) means 'firewood/brushwood.' It is a lookalike with the same bottom component 此, but it is not a color and does not read むらさき.
• 3紺 (こん) means 'navy blue/dark blue.' It is a real color word, making it a plausible distractor, but it reads こん, not むらさき.
• 4柑 (こう/かん) appears in words like 柑橘 (かんきつ, citrus). It is unrelated to the color purple and does not read むらさき.

• 紫むらさき — purple
• 派手はで — showy, flashy
• 模様もよう — pattern, design