N2 Vocabulary · Test 110

The reading かいふく corresponds to 回復 (かいふく), a noun/suru-verb meaning 'recovery (from illness)'. The sentence means 'The illness is recovering smoothly.'

• 1回複 is not a valid word; 複 (ふく) means 'duplicate/complex'; a lookalike distractor.
• 3解複 is not a valid word; 解 (かい) means 'untie/solve'; meaningless combination.
• 4解復 is not a valid word; a lookalike distractor combining 解 with 復.

• 回復かいふく — recovery, restoration (of health)

禁煙（きんえん）means 'no smoking / quitting smoking.' The sentence says the doctor has ordered the person to quit smoking. 禁 means 'prohibit/forbid' and 煙 means 'smoke,' so 禁煙 is the correct compound.

• 1嫌炎 is not a real word. 嫌（けん/きら）means 'dislike' and 炎（えん）means 'flame/inflammation' — the kanji are chosen to mimic the reading きんえん but the compound does not exist.
• 2禁炎 is not a real word. 禁 means 'prohibit' but 炎 means 'flame/inflammation,' not 'smoke.' This is a lookalike distractor.
• 3嫌煙 is not a standard word meaning 'no smoking.' While 嫌 can appear in compounds like 嫌煙権 (the right not to be exposed to secondhand smoke), the common word for 'quitting/prohibiting smoking' is 禁煙, not 嫌煙.

• 禁煙きんえん — no smoking; quitting smoking
• 禁きん — prohibition, forbid
• 煙えん(/けむり) — smoke

命じる（めいじる）means 'to order/command.' In the passive form 命じられている it means 'is being ordered (by the doctor).' The sentence says the doctor has ordered the person to quit smoking. 命（めい）here means 'order/command.'

• 1名じる is not a real verb. 名（めい）means 'name' and cannot form the verb めいじる in this sense.
• 2命じられて is correct — see explanation above.
• 3令じる is not a standard verb. 令（れい）means 'order' in some compounds but the verb めいじる is written 命じる, not 令じる.
• 4告じる（こくじる）means 'to inform/declare' and does not mean 'to order.' Also, this option lacks the て-form ending (告じられる instead of 告じられて), making it grammatically incompatible with the sentence structure.

• 命めいじる — to order, to command
• 命めい — order, command

開封（かいふう）means 'opening a sealed package/wrapper.' The sentence says 'After opening this food product, please consume it promptly.' 開 means 'open' and 封 means 'seal,' so 開封 = 'breaking/opening a seal.'

• 1改封 is not a standard word. 改（かい）means 'alter/renew' and combined with 封 it does not produce the meaning 'open a seal.'
• 2回封 is not a real word. 回（かい）means 'return/round' and does not combine with 封 to mean 'open a seal.'
• 3解封 is not the standard term for opening a food package. 解（かい）means 'undo/release,' and while one might guess it means 'unseal,' the established word is 開封.

• 開封かいふう — opening a sealed package/wrapper
• 開かい — open
• 封ふう — seal

召し上がる（めしあがる）is the honorific (尊敬) verb for 'to eat/drink.' The sentence uses polite/honorific language: お召し上がりください means 'please eat.' 召し is the kanji used in this honorific verb.

• 1飯上がり is not a real word. 飯（めし）means 'rice/meal' but 飯上がり is not an established honorific expression.
• 3招し上がり is not a real word. 招（めし）means 'invite' and is a lookalike kanji with the same reading めし, but it does not form the honorific verb for eating.
• 4食し上がり is not a real word. 食（しょく）does not read as めし in this context and the compound does not exist.

• 召し上がる（めしあがる） — to eat, to drink (honorific/respectful)
• 召めす — honorific prefix verb used in compounds

Option 4 「ひも」（紐） is correct. ひも means 'string, cord, lace.' 靴のひも（くつのひも） means 'shoelaces.' The sentence means 'After tying my shoelaces tightly, I started jogging.'

• 1「つな」（綱） means 'thick rope, hawser' — far too thick and heavy for shoelaces.
• 2「なわ」（縄） means 'rope' — also too thick for shoelaces; used for larger ropes.
• 3「いと」（糸） means 'thread' — too thin and delicate for shoelaces.

• 紐ひも — string, cord, lace
• 綱つな — thick rope, hawser
• 縄なわ — rope
• 糸いと — thread

Option 1 「超過」（ちょうか） is correct. 超過する means 'to exceed, to go beyond (a limit).' 制限速度を超過して走っていた means 'was driving exceeding the speed limit.' This is the standard compound used when exceeding a regulated limit or quota.

• 2「過剰」（かじょう） means 'excess, surplus' — used for an oversupply or overabundance (e.g., 過剰摂取 'excessive intake'), not for exceeding a speed limit.
• 3「通過」（つうか） means 'passing through' — e.g., 駅を通過する 'to pass through a station.' It does not mean 'to exceed.'
• 4「過失」（かしつ） means 'negligence, fault' — a legal term for carelessness (e.g., 過失運転 'negligent driving'). Completely wrong meaning for this context.

• 超過ちょうか — exceeding, going beyond a limit
• 過剰かじょう — excess, surplus (oversupply)
• 通過つうか — passing through
• 過失かしつ — negligence, fault

偉大（いだい）means 'great' or 'grand' and is the natural collocate for a king (王) who built a country. '偉大な王' = 'a great king.'

• 1豪華（ごうか）means 'luxurious' or 'splendid' and describes things like buildings, meals, or lifestyles—not a person's historical stature.
• 2高級（こうきゅう）means 'high-class' or 'high-grade' and applies to goods, hotels, restaurants, etc.—not a king.
• 4上等（じょうとう）means 'fine' or 'superior' and describes quality of items (e.g., 上等なワイン)—not a person.

• 偉大いだい — great, grand (of a person or achievement)
• 豪華ごうか — luxurious, splendid
• 高級こうきゅう — high-class, high-grade
• 上等じょうとう — fine, superior (quality)

コンクール means 'competition' (from French concours). You 優勝する (win a championship) at a competition, so 'ピアノのコンクールに優勝した' = 'won the piano competition.'

• 1コンサート means 'concert.' You perform at or attend a concert; you don't 優勝 (win a championship) at one.
• 3コンクリート means 'concrete' (building material)—completely unrelated to piano.
• 4コンセント means 'electrical outlet'—completely unrelated.

• コンクール — competition, contest (esp. music/art)
• コンサート — concert
• コンクリート — concrete (building material)
• コンセント — electrical outlet, wall socket

しびれて (痺れて) means 'went numb.' After squatting for a long time, your legs go numb and you can't stand—'足がしびれて立てなくなった.'

• 1やぶれて (破れて) means 'tore/torn'—applies to paper, cloth, etc., not legs.
• 3つぶれて (潰れて) means 'crushed/collapsed'—applies to boxes, fruit, shops, etc., not legs going numb.
• 4くずれて (崩れて) means 'crumbled/collapsed'—applies to buildings, schedules, mountains, etc., not legs.

• 痺しびれる — to go numb (of limbs)
• 破やぶれる — to tear, be torn
• 潰つぶれる — to be crushed, collapse
• 崩くずれる — to crumble, collapse