N2 Vocabulary · Test 34

極端 is read きょくたん, meaning 'extreme' or 'extremely.' In this sentence it modifies 減った ('decreased'), so 極端に減った means 'decreased extremely.' Option 3 correctly gives きょくたん.

• 1きょたん is missing the く that appears in the reading of 極 (きょく).
• 2きょてん uses てん instead of たん for the second kanji 端.
• 4きょくてん has the correct reading for 極 but the wrong reading for 端 (たん, not てん).

• 極端きょくたん — extreme; extremely
• 客数きゃくすう — number of customers

戻して is the te-form of 戻す (もどす), meaning 'to put back / return something to its original place.' The sentence asks the listener to put the dishes back here after finishing the meal. Option 4 correctly gives もどして.

• 1かえして is the te-form of 返す (かえす), which can mean 'to return' but is used for returning borrowed things or replying, not for putting an object back in its place.
• 2のこして is the te-form of 残す (のこす), meaning 'to leave behind,' which does not fit the context of returning dishes.
• 3わたして is the te-form of 渡す (わたす), meaning 'to hand over,' which does not fit here.

• 戻もどして — te-form of 戻す: put back, return (something to its place)
• 食器しょっき — tableware, dishes

継続 is read けいぞく, meaning 'continuation / to continue.' The sentence asks how long this effect will continue. Option 2 correctly gives けいぞく.

• 1じぞく has the wrong reading for 継; the on-yomi is けい, not じ.
• 3じそく has wrong readings for both kanji.
• 4けいそく has the correct reading for 継 but the wrong reading for 続 (ぞく, not そく).

• 継続けいぞく — continuation; to continue
• 効果こうか — effect

除いて is the te-form of 除く (のぞく), meaning 'to exclude / leave out.' The sentence says to calculate excluding these expenses. Option 1 correctly gives のぞいて.

• 2はぶいて is the te-form of 省く (はぶく), which also means 'to omit/skip' and is plausible, but the kanji 除く is specifically read のぞく.
• 3ぬいて is the te-form of 抜く (ぬく), meaning 'to pull out / remove,' not the reading of 除く.
• 4ひいて is the te-form of 引く (ひく), meaning 'to pull/draw,' not the reading of 除く.

• 除のぞいて — te-form of 除く: exclude, leave out
• 経費けいひ — expenses

貿易 is read ぼうえき, meaning 'trade (international).' The sentence says trade is actively conducted between country A and country B. Option 2 correctly gives ぼうえき.

• 1もうえき uses the wrong reading for 貿 (ぼう, not もう).
• 3もうい uses wrong readings and drops the second kanji entirely.
• 4ぼうい has the correct reading for 貿 but the wrong reading for 易 (えき, not い).

• 貿易ぼうえき — trade (international)
• 盛さかんに — actively, flourishingly

「くわしい」means 'detailed/informed' and is written 詳しい. The sentence means 'For details, please ask the teacher in charge later.'

• 1許しい is not a real word; 許 is used in 許す (ゆるす, to forgive/permit) and has the reading ゆる, not くわ.
• 3討しい is not a real word; 討 appears in 討つ (うつ, to attack) with reading う.
• 4評しい is not a real word; 評 appears in 評価 (ひょうか, evaluation) with reading ひょう.

• 詳くわしい — detailed, well-informed

「えんじょ」means 'aid/assistance' and is written 援助. The sentence means 'My older brother received financial assistance for his school expenses and attended university.'

• 1補助 is read ほじょ, meaning 'supplement/subsidy'—a real word but wrong reading for えんじょ.
• 2援財 is not a real word; it mixes 援 (えん) with a fabricated kanji combination.
• 3補財 is not a real word; it mixes 補 (ほ) with a fabricated kanji combination.

• 援助えんじょ — aid, assistance, support

「やぶれて」is the te-form of 破れる (to tear/get torn). The sentence means 'I put too many things in and the bag tore.'

• 1被れる is not a real word; 被 is used in 被る (かぶる, to put on/wear) with reading かぶ.
• 2割れて is read われて, from 割れる (to break/crack)—used for hard things like glass, not for tearing a bag.
• 4削れて is read けずれて, from 削れる (to be shaved/chipped)—wrong meaning and reading.

• 破やぶれる — to tear, to be torn

「めんどう」means 'troublesome/bothersome' and is written 面倒. The sentence means 'This is a somewhat troublesome job, isn't it.'

• 1面到 is not a real word; 到 means 'arrive' and does not fit.
• 2免倒 is not a real word; 免 is used in 免許 (めんきょ, license) and has the right reading めん, but the combination is fabricated.
• 4免到 is not a real word; it combines two kanji with the right readings but forms no actual word.

• 面倒めんどう — trouble, bother, troublesome

「ひろった」is the past tense of 拾う (ひろう, to pick up). The sentence means 'On the way home, I picked up a notebook.'

• 2採った is read とった, from 採る (to take/gather/harvest)—wrong reading and meaning.
• 3捨てた is read すてた, from 捨てる (to throw away)—opposite meaning and different reading.
• 4授った is read さずかった, from 授かる (to receive/be given)—wrong reading and meaning.

• 拾ひろう — to pick up (something dropped/found)