N2 Vocabulary · Test 19

治療 is read ちりょう, meaning 'medical treatment / therapy.' The kanji 治 has the on'yomi チ (as in 治す/治る) and 療 has the on'yomi リョウ (as in 療養). Together they form ちりょう, which is the standard word for receiving dental/medical treatment.

• 1じりょ uses a wrong reading for both kanji — 治 is not read じ and 療 is not read りょ (missing the long vowel).
• 2ちりょ gets 治 right but shortens 療 to りょ instead of the correct りょう.
• 3じりょう gets the long vowel for 療 right but misreads 治 as じ instead of ち.

• 治療ちりょう — medical treatment, therapy
• 虫歯むしば — cavity, tooth decay

競って is read きそって, the て-form of 競う (きそう), meaning 'to compete / to vie with each other.' In the sentence, the students competed for the top rank in their grade each time there was a test. The verb 競う naturally collocates with トップを競う ('compete for the top spot').

• 2ねらって is 狙う (ねらう), 'to aim at / to target.' While you can 'aim for' a goal, the kanji 競う is never read this way, and 狙う implies targeting something rather than mutually competing.
• 3あらそって is 争う (あらそう), 'to fight / to contend.' Though semantically close to competing, this is not the reading of 競う.
• 4うばって is 奪う (うばう), 'to snatch / to take away by force,' which does not match the kanji or the nuance of friendly academic rivalry.

• 競きそう — to compete, to vie
• トップ — top, first place

批評 is read ひひょう, meaning 'criticism / review (of art, literature, film, etc.).' 批 has the on'yomi ヒ and 評 has the on'yomi ヒョウ. A film review published in a magazine is a classic context for this word.

• 1ひびょう swaps the first kanji's reading to ビ — 批 is always ヒ in this compound, not ビ.
• 2ひべい misreads 評 as べい; 評 is never read this way.
• 3ひへい misreads 評 as へい; again, 評 is read ヒョウ here.

• 批評ひひょう — criticism, review
• 掲載けいさい — publication, carrying (an article)

納めた is read おさめた, the past tense of 納める (おさめる), meaning 'to pay (a fee, tax, etc.) / to submit.' Paying an enrollment fee (入学金) by a deadline (期日) is a textbook usage of 納める.

• 1さだめた is 定めた (定める), 'to decide / to set,' which does not fit paying money.
• 2ためた is 溜めた (溜める), 'to save up / to accumulate,' which is about storing money, not paying it.
• 4もとめた is 求めた (求める), 'to seek / to request,' which does not match the kanji 納める or the act of paying a fee.

• 納おさめる — to pay (fees/taxes), to submit, to deliver
• 入学金にゅうがくきん — enrollment fee, entrance fee
• 期日きじつ — due date, appointed date

劣る is read おとる, meaning 'to be inferior to / to be worse than.' The sentence says Company A's products are inferior in quality to other companies' products. The pattern XはYより劣る ('X is inferior to Y') is standard.

• 1まける is 負ける, 'to lose,' which is semantically related but is not the reading of 劣る. 負ける implies losing a contest, while 劣る describes being of lower quality.
• 3へる is 減る, 'to decrease / to diminish,' which does not match the kanji or the meaning of being inferior.
• 4おちる is 落ちる, 'to fall / to drop,' which is unrelated to the kanji 劣る and does not fit the context of quality comparison.

• 劣おとる — to be inferior to, to be worse than
• 品質ひんしつ — quality (of goods)

「かんけつ」means 'concise/brief.' The correct kanji is 簡潔. 簡 means 'simple/brief' and 潔 means 'clean/clear,' together meaning concise. The sentence asks to write the article concisely.

• 1完決 is not a real word. 完 means 'complete' and 決 means 'decide,' which don't combine to form かんけつ.
• 2簡決 is not a real word. While 簡 is correct, 決 ('decide') is the wrong second kanji.
• 4完潔 is not a real word. 完 ('complete') is the wrong first kanji; the correct one is 簡.

• 簡潔かんけつ — concise, brief

「ごさんしょう」is the honorific form of 参照 (さんしょう), meaning 'to refer to.' The sentence says 'please refer to the materials distributed today for specific details.' 参 means 'refer/consult' and 照 means 'illuminate/compare.'

• 1賛照 is not a real word. 賛 means 'approve/agree,' which is the wrong first kanji.
• 3賛考 is not a real word. 賛 ('approve') is wrong, and 考 ('think') gives the wrong reading and meaning.
• 4参考 is read さんこう, not さんしょう. It means 'reference' in a broader sense but does not match the reading さんしょう.

• 参照さんしょう — to refer to, to consult (a document)
• 参考さんこう — reference (general)

「こげて」is the te-form of 焦げる (こげる), meaning 'to burn/scorch.' The sentence says the fire was too strong and the meat got burned. 焦 specifically refers to food becoming scorched or charred.

• 2焼げて would be read やげて, but the verb is 焼ける (やける), meaning 'to be cooked/grilled,' not こげる. The reading doesn't match.
• 3熱げて is not a real word. 熱 is read あつ(い) or ねつ, and does not form a verb こげる.
• 4煙げて is not a real word. 煙 is read けむ(り), and does not form a verb こげる.

• 焦こげる — to burn, to scorch (of food)

「しょうじょう」means 'symptoms.' The correct kanji is 症状. 症 means 'illness/disease symptom' and 状 means 'condition/state.' The sentence says the patient told the doctor their symptoms in the examination room.

• 1障情 is not a real word. 障 means 'obstacle/disability,' which is the wrong first kanji.
• 2障状 is not a real word. 障 ('obstacle') is the wrong first kanji; it should be 症.
• 3症情 is not a real word. While 症 is correct, 情 ('emotion/circumstance') is the wrong second kanji; it should be 状.

• 症状しょうじょう — symptoms (of an illness)

「こころよく」is written 快く, meaning 'gladly, willingly, with pleasure.' The sentence says despite the sudden request, Mori-san willingly complied. 快 means 'pleasant/glad,' and 快く is an adverbial form meaning 'cheerfully/willingly.'

• 1希く is not a real word. 希 means 'rare/hope' and does not read こころよく.
• 3敬く is not a real word. 敬 means 'respect' and does not read こころよく.
• 4喜く is not a real word. 喜 is read よろこ(ぶ), and while it relates to joy, it does not form the word こころよく.

• 快こころよく — gladly, willingly, cheerfully