N2 Vocabulary · Test 102

The underlined word けむり means 'smoke,' and the correct kanji is 煙. The sentence means 'Smoke got in my eyes and tears flowed.' 煙 is the standard kanji writing for けむり.

• 2燃 is read もえる/もやす/ねん and means 'burn/combust.' It is a component of 煙 but cannot stand alone for けむり.
• 3燥 is read そう/あら(れる) and means 'dry/arid' (as in 乾燥). It is unrelated to smoke.
• 4灯 is read とう/とも(す)/あか(り) and means 'lamp/light.' It is unrelated to smoke.

• けむり — smoke
• なみだ — tears
• ながれる（流れる） — to flow

The underlined word なみだ means 'tears,' and the correct kanji is 涙. The sentence means 'Smoke got in my eyes and tears flowed.' 涙 is the standard kanji for なみだ.

• 1泣 is read なく/な(く) and means 'to cry/weep.' It is the kanji for the verb 泣く, not the noun なみだ (tears).
• 2汗 is read あせ and means 'sweat.' It is a body fluid like tears but is the wrong word.
• 3泥 is read どろ and means 'mud/dirt.' It is unrelated to tears.

• なみだ — tears
• けむり — smoke

The underlined word ながれた is the past tense of ながれる, meaning 'flowed.' The correct kanji is 流れた. The sentence means 'Smoke got in my eyes and tears flowed.' 流れる is the standard verb for liquids (including tears) flowing.

• 2滴れた would come from 滴る (したたる), meaning 'to drip.' While tears can drip, the standard collocation is 涙が流れる (tears flow), and 滴れる is not the normal form used here.
• 3波れた is not a valid word. 波 (なみ) means 'wave,' but 波れる does not exist as a verb.
• 4落れた is not standard Japanese. 落ちる (おちる) means 'to fall/drop,' but 落れる is not a valid conjugation.

• ながれる（流れる） — to flow
• したたる（滴る） — to drip

The underlined word いわ means 'rock/boulder,' and the correct kanji is 岩. The sentence means 'Flowers were blooming on a shore full of rocks.' 岩 refers to a large rock or boulder.

• 1石 is read いし and means 'stone/pebble' — a smaller rock. The reading いわ does not match 石.
• 3砂 is read すな and means 'sand.' The reading and meaning are completely different.
• 4炭 is read すみ/たん and means 'charcoal/coal.' The reading and meaning are completely different.

• いわ — rock, boulder
• いし — stone, pebble
• きし — shore, bank

The underlined word きし means 'shore/bank (of a body of water),' and the correct kanji is 岸. The sentence means 'Flowers were blooming on a shore full of rocks.' 岸 is the standard kanji for きし.

• 2崖 is read がけ and means 'cliff/precipice.' While a cliff is a steep terrain feature, it is not the same as きし (shore/bank).
• 3底 is read そこ and means 'bottom/floor.' It does not match きし.
• 4辺 is read へん/あた(り) and means 'area/vicinity.' It is not the kanji for きし.

• きし — shore, bank (of a river or sea)
• がけ — cliff
• そこ — bottom

「けんさ」is read as 検査 (けんさ), meaning 'examination' or 'inspection'. In the context of going to the hospital because of a bad tooth, you would have an examination/check-up done, so 検査 is correct.

• 1研差 is not a real word. 研 (けん) means 'sharpen/polish' and 差 (さ) means 'difference'.
• 2研査 is not a real word. 研 (けん) is the wrong kanji for this reading.
• 3検差 is not a real word. 検 (けん) is correct but 差 (さ) is wrong; the second kanji should be 査 (さ).

• 検査けんさ — examination, inspection, check-up
• 歯い — tooth (the stem uses いが for 歯が)

「げんいん」is read as 原因 (げんいん), meaning 'cause' or 'origin'. The sentence says the cause of the toothache was unknown even after examination at the hospital.

• 1原困 is not a real word. 困 (こん) is a lookalike for 因 (いん).
• 3源困 is not a real word. 源 (げん) means 'source' and is a plausible lookalike, but 困 is wrong.
• 4源因 is not a real word. 源 (げん) is a near-synonym kanji but the correct compound is 原因.

• 原因げんいん — cause, origin

「しょうらい」is read as 将来 (しょうらい), meaning 'future'. The sentence is about thinking about the future and hesitating between going to the economics department or the political science department.

• 2昇来 is not a real word. 昇 (しょう) means 'rise/ascend' and is a lookalike for 将.
• 3招来 is not a standard word meaning 'future'. 招 (しょう) means 'invite'.
• 4紹来 is not a real word. 紹 (しょう) means 'introduce' and is a lookalike for 将.

• 将来しょうらい — future

「けいざい」is read as 経済 (けいざい), meaning 'economics'. 経済学部 (けいざいがくぶ) means 'Faculty of Economics'.

• 1経材 is not a real word. 材 (ざい) means 'material' and is a lookalike for 済.
• 2経財 is not a real word. 財 (ざい) means 'wealth/finance' and is a plausible lookalike.
• 4経剤 is not a real word. 剤 (ざい) means 'medicine/dose' and is a lookalike for 済.

• 経済けいざい — economy, economics
• 学部がくぶ — faculty/department (of a university)

「せいじ」is read as 政治 (せいじ), meaning 'politics'. 政治学部 (せいじがくぶ) means 'Faculty of Political Science'.

• 1政仕 is not a real word. 仕 (じ) means 'serve/work' and is a lookalike for 治.
• 3政辞 is not a real word. 辞 (じ) means 'resign/words' and is a lookalike for 治.
• 4政事 is not a real word. 事 (じ) means 'matter/affair' and is a plausible lookalike for 治.

• 政治せいじ — politics, government