N2 Vocabulary · Test 107

The underlined word さいて is the te-form of さく, meaning 'to bloom.' The correct kanji is 咲いて. The sentence means 'Flowers were blooming on a shore full of rocks.' 咲く is the standard verb for flowers blooming.

• 1吹いて is the te-form of 吹く (ふく), meaning 'to blow' (e.g., wind). It is a homophone with 咲く but has a completely different meaning and kanji.

• さく（咲く） — to bloom (flowers)
• ふく（吹く） — to blow (wind)

The reading こうがい here refers to the outskirts/suburbs of a town, which fits the context of slopes, lakes, and ponds. 郊外 (こうがい) means 'suburbs, outskirts' — the area outside the city center where natural scenery is more likely.

• 2構外 is not a standard word in this context. 構 appears in compounds like 構内 (こうない, premises), but 構外 is not used to mean 'suburbs.'
• 3効外 is not a real word. 効 (こう) appears in words like 効果 (こうか, effect), but there is no such term as 効外.
• 4校外 (こうがい) means 'outside school grounds' (e.g., 校外活動, extracurricular activities). It does not refer to the outskirts of a town.

• 郊外こうがい — suburbs, outskirts
• 校外こうがい — outside school grounds

The reading さか means 'slope, hill.' 坂 (さか) is the correct kanji for a slope or incline, which fits the context of a hilly area with good scenery.

• 1反 is read たん and is a traditional unit of land area. It has nothing to do with slopes.
• 2板 is read いた and means 'board, plank.' It is unrelated to the context.
• 3阪 is read さか or はん and is primarily used in place names (e.g., 大阪). While it can theoretically mean 'slope,' it is not the standard kanji used for an ordinary slope in a sentence like this; 坂 is the correct and common choice.

• 坂さか — slope, hill
• 阪さか/はん — slope (mainly used in place names like 大阪)

The reading みずうみ means 'lake.' 湖 (みずうみ) is the correct kanji. The sentence mentions lakes and ponds (みずうみやいけ), which fits a scenic area with water features.

• 1池 is read いけ and means 'pond.' It is already used later in the sentence (いけ), so it cannot be the answer for みずうみ.
• 3泉 is read いずみ and means 'spring, fountain.' It is a water source but not a lake.
• 4潮 is read うしお/しお and means 'tide, salt water.' It refers to ocean tides, not a freshwater lake.

• 湖みずうみ — lake
• 池いけ — pond
• 泉いずみ — spring, fountain
• 潮うしお/しお — tide, salt water

The reading けしき means 'scenery, view.' 景色 (けしき) is the correct kanji and reading. The sentence describes a place with slopes, lakes, and ponds where the scenery is good (けしきがいい).

• 2風景 is read ふうけい, not けしき. While it also means 'landscape, scenery,' the reading does not match.
• 3景気 is read けいき and means 'business conditions, economy' (as in 景気がいい, the economy is good). It does not mean scenery, and the reading is wrong.
• 4風気 is not a common word and does not mean 'scenery.' It might be confused with 風紀 (ふうき, public morals), but neither fits the reading けしき or the context.

• 景色けしき — scenery, view
• 風景ふうけい — landscape, scenery
• 景気けいき — business conditions, economy

「まよって」is read as 迷って (まよって), the te-form of 迷う (まよう), meaning 'to hesitate, be lost, be undecided'. The sentence says the person is hesitating/undecided about which department to go to, so 迷ってしまう ('end up being undecided') is correct.

• 1誤って (あやまって) means 'by mistake, erroneously'. This does not fit the context of hesitating between two choices.
• 2疑って (うたがって) means 'to doubt, suspect'. This does not fit the context of choosing between two departments.
• 3過って (あやまって) means 'by mistake, erroneously' and is a different kanji form with the same reading as 誤って. It does not fit the context.

• 迷まよう — to hesitate, be lost, be undecided
• 誤あやまる — to make a mistake
• 過あやまつ — to make a mistake, err
• 疑うたがう — to doubt, suspect

快適な (かいてきな) means 'comfortable.' The sentence says 'Industry, while realizing a comfortable life, also contains the danger of destroying the environment.' 快適 is the standard kanji for this reading and meaning.

• 1快的な is not a real word; 快 (かい) alone does not form this adjective.
• 3改的な is not a real word; 改 (かい) means 'reform/modify' and is unrelated to 'comfortable.'
• 4改敵な is not a real word; 敵 (てき) means 'enemy' and is unrelated here.

• 快適かいてきな — comfortable, pleasant

実現 (じつげん) means 'realization / making something happen.' The phrase 実生活を実現する means 'to realize (bring about) a comfortable life.' This is the correct kanji.

• 2実元 is not a real word; 元 (げん) is the right reading but wrong kanji.
• 3実限 is not a real word; 限 (げん) means 'limit,' unrelated.
• 4実言 is not a real word; 言 (げん) means 'word/speech,' unrelated.

• 実現じつげん — realization, bringing something to fruition

The reading どうじに corresponds to 同時に, meaning 'at the same time / simultaneously.' The sentence says 'while realizing a comfortable life, at the same time, industry contains the danger of destroying the environment.' Option 3 (同自) appears to be a transcription error for 同時, which is the correct kanji.

• 1等自 is not a real word and is read とうじ, not どうじ.
• 2等時 is not a real word and is read とうじ, not どうじ.
• 4当時 (とうじ) means 'at that time / in those days,' which is a real word but has the wrong reading (とうじ not どうじ) and wrong meaning for this context.

• 同時どうじに — at the same time, simultaneously

危険性 (きけんせい) means 'dangerousness / risk.' The sentence says industry 'contains the 危険性 of destroying the environment.' 危険 (danger) + 性 (suffix for abstract quality) is the correct compound.

• 1寄険性 is not a real word; 寄 (き) means 'approach/rely,' unrelated to danger.
• 2寄倹性 is not a real word; 倹 (けん) means 'frugal/thrift,' unrelated.
• 4危倹性 is not a real word; 倹 (けん) means 'frugal/thrift,' not 険 (danger).

• 危険性きけんせい — dangerousness, risk, peril