N2 Vocabulary · Test 105

The reading いそがしく corresponds to 忙しく (いそがしく), the adverbial form of the i-adjective 忙しい (いそがしい), meaning 'busy'. The sentence means 'It will become busier and busier.'

• 1忘しく is not a valid word. 忘 (わす) means 'forget'; this is a lookalike distractor with no real reading of いそがしく.
• 2亡しく is not a valid word. 亡 (な)くす means 'to lose (someone through death)'; unrelated to 'busy'.
• 4乏しく is not a valid word. 乏しい (とぼしい) means 'scarce/poor'; the kanji 乏 is used to mislead.

• 忙いそがしい — busy
• ますます — more and more

The reading ぎゃくに corresponds to 逆に (ぎゃくに), meaning 'on the contrary / conversely / reversely'. The sentence means 'To become busier on the contrary...'.

• 1対に (たいに) means 'in pairs/opposed'; different reading and meaning, not ぎゃくに.
• 3反に is not standard orthography; the correct form is 反対 (はんたい) or 逆に. 反 alone is not read ぎゃく.
• 4返に is not a valid word. 返 (かえ)る means 'to return'; this is a lookalike distractor.

• 逆ぎゃくに — on the contrary, conversely

The reading ひにくな corresponds to 皮肉な (ひにくな), the na-adjective meaning 'ironic / cynical / sarcastic'. The sentence means 'It is truly an ironic story.'

• 2否肉な is not a valid word. 否 (ひ) means 'negation'; combined with 肉 it is meaningless, a kanji lookalike distractor.
• 3非肉な is not a valid word. 非 (ひ) means 'non-'; meaningless combination.
• 4比肉な is not a valid word. 比 (ひ) means 'compare'; meaningless combination.

• 皮肉ひにくな — ironic, cynical, sarcastic
• 実じつに — truly, really

The reading しゅじゅつ corresponds to 手術 (しゅじゅつ), meaning '(medical) surgery / operation'. The sentence means 'After my father's surgery...'.

• 1主述 (しゅじゅつ) means 'subject-predicate' (a grammatical term); same reading but wrong meaning for the medical context.
• 2主術 is not a valid word; a lookalike distractor combining 主 with 術.
• 3手述 is not a valid word; a lookalike distractor combining 手 with 述.

• 手術しゅじゅつ — surgery, operation

The reading じゅんちょう corresponds to 順調 (じゅんちょう), a na-adjective/noun meaning 'smoothly / favorably / without problems'. The sentence means 'The illness is recovering smoothly.'

• 2順張 is not a valid word; a lookalike distractor using 張 instead of 調.
• 3準調 is not a valid word; 準 (じゅん) means 'prepare/standard'; wrong kanji.
• 4準張 is not a valid word; a lookalike distractor combining wrong kanji.

• 順調じゅんちょう — smooth, favorable, going well

「おうだん」in the context of crossing (するときは気をつけよう, 'be careful when crossing') is 横断. 横(おう/よこ) means 'across/side' and 断(だん) means 'cut/sever.' 横断 means 'crossing (a road/street),' as in 横断歩道 (pedestrian crossing). 横断する means 'to cross.'

• 1往段 — 往(おう) means 'go/depart' and 段(だん) means 'step/grade.' 往段 is not a real word; it uses kanji with the same readings but wrong meanings.
• 3横段 — 横 is correct but 段(だん) means 'step/grade,' not 'cut/sever.' 横段 is not a real word; it's a distractor keeping the correct first kanji and swapping the second.
• 4往断 — 往(おう) means 'go/depart' and 断(だん) is correct. 往断 is not a real word; it's a distractor swapping the correct first kanji for a look-alike with the same reading.

• 横断おうだん — crossing (a road/street); 横断する: to cross

Option 4 「複雑」 is the correct kanji for ふくざつ. 複雑（ふくざつ） means 'complex, complicated.' The sentence (when combined with Q38's fragment) reads 'この機械は、今までのものよりふくざつなこうぞうになっている' — 'This machine has a more complex structure than previous ones.'

• 1「復雑」uses 復（ふく, to restore/repeat）instead of 複. This is a lookalike kanji trap — 復 has the same on-reading but a completely different meaning.
• 2「福雑」uses 福（ふく, fortune/blessing）. Not a real word; 福 is chosen for its reading ふく.
• 3「副雑」uses 副（ふく, vice-/deputy）. Not a real word; 副 is another kanji read ふく.

• 複雑ふくざつ — complex, complicated

Option 4 「構造」 is the correct kanji for こうぞう. 構造（こうぞう） means 'structure, construction.' Combined with Q37's fragment, the full sentence is 'この機械は、今までのものよりふくざつなこうぞうになっている' — 'This machine has a more complex structure than previous ones.'

• 1「構像」uses 像（ぞう, image/statue）instead of 造. 構像 is not a standard word.
• 2「講像」uses 講（こう, lecture）instead of 構. Not a real compound.
• 3「講造」combines 講（こう）and 造（ぞう）, both with the right readings but wrong meanings. Not a real word.

• 構造こうぞう — structure, construction

Option 3 「司会」 is the correct kanji for しかい. 司会（しかい） means 'chairperson, moderator' (literally 'to manage/take charge of a meeting'). The full sentence (combined with Q40) is '今日は私がしかいをつとめさせていただきます' — 'Today I will serve as the chairperson.'

• 1「仕会」uses 仕（し, to serve/work）instead of 司. 仕会 is not a real word.
• 2「仕介」combines 仕（し）and 介（かい）. Not a real word; both kanji have plausible readings but wrong meanings.
• 4「司介」uses 介（かい, to mediate/assist）instead of 会. Not a standard compound.

• 司会しかい — chairperson, moderator (of a meeting)

Option 3 「務めさせて」 is the correct kanji for つとめさせて. This is the causative form of 務める（つとめる, to serve in a role / perform a duty）. The full sentence (combined with Q39) is '今日は私がしかいをつとめさせていただきます' — 'Today I will humbly serve as the chairperson.' The pattern 〜させていただきます expresses humble action.

• 1「勤めさせて」uses 勤める（つとめる）, which means 'to work for (an employer)' — e.g., 会社に勤める. This is about employment, not serving a role/duty, so it does not fit 司会をつとめる.
• 2「努めさせて」uses 努める（つとめる）, which means 'to make an effort, to strive.' This is about effort, not performing a specific role.
• 4「勉めさせて」uses 勉める, an uncommon/old form meaning 'to study/endeavor.' Not appropriate for serving as a chairperson.

• 務つとめる — to serve in a role, to perform a duty
• 勤つとめる — to work for (an employer)
• 努つとめる — to make an effort, to strive