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N2 Vocabulary · Test 47

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  1. 1.廃止

    1. 1 両国が互いに主張を譲らず、会議は予定より早く廃止された。
    2. 2 時間も遅くなったので、区切りのいいところで作業を廃止した。
    3. 3 その制度は現状に合わなくなったので、先月で廃止された。
    4. 4 健康のために、たばこを廃止するよう家族に言われた。
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    Answer: 3. その制度は現状に合わなくなったので、先月で廃止された。

    廃止 (はいし) means to abolish, repeal, or discontinue a system, law, rule, or custom that has been in place. Option 3 correctly uses it to describe a 制度 (system) that no longer fits the current situation and was therefore abolished.

    • 1A conference or meeting being stopped or cut short is 中止 (ちゅうし - cancellation) or 打ち切り (うちきり - breaking off), not 廃止. 廃止 implies a permanent end to an established system, not a one-time event.
    • 2Stopping work at a convenient breaking point is 切り上げる (きりあげる - to wind up) or 中止する (ちゅうしする), not 廃止する.
    • 4Quitting smoking is expressed as 禁煙する (きんえんする) or simply たばこをやめる. 廃止 is not used for personal habits.
    • 廃止はいし — abolition, repeal, discontinuation (of a system/law/custom)
    • 制度せいど — system, institution
    • 禁煙きんえん — abstinence from smoking, quitting smoking

  2. 2.心強い

    1. 1 姉は心強くて、どんなにつらいことがあっても涙を見せない。
    2. 2 初めてのプレゼンで不安だったが、先輩が一緒だったので心強かった。
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    Answer: 2. 初めてのプレゼンで不安だったが、先輩が一緒だったので心強かった。

    心強い (こころづよい) means 'reassuring' or 'giving one confidence/peace of mind.' It describes the feeling of security you get from a situation or someone's presence. Option 2 correctly uses it to describe feeling reassured because a senior colleague was present during an anxious first presentation.

    • 1This option incorrectly uses 心強い to mean 'mentally strong' or 'emotionally tough' (not showing tears). 心強い does not describe a person's inner strength; that would be expressed as 精神力が強い (せいしんりょくがつよい) or 心が強い. 心強い specifically means 'reassuring to someone.'
    • 心強こころづよい — reassuring, giving confidence/peace of mind
    • プレゼン（ぷれぜん） — presentation
    • 不安ふあん — anxiety, uneasiness

  1. 3.ずっと好調だったのに、最後の試合で敗れてしまった。

    1. 1 たおれて
    2. 2 やぶれて
    3. 3 みだれて
    4. 4 つぶれて
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    Answer: 2. やぶれて

    The correct reading is やぶれて. The verb 敗れる (やぶれる) means 'to be defeated, to lose (a match/game).' In this sentence, the speaker was doing well but ended up losing in the final match. The てしまう construction (here てしまった, past tense) expresses regret, fitting the context of an unexpected loss.

    • 1たおれて is the reading for 倒れる, meaning 'to fall down, to collapse.' This is a physical falling-over action, not losing a competition.
    • 3みだれて is the reading for 乱れる, meaning 'to become disordered, to be in disarray.' This does not fit the context of a match outcome.
    • 4つぶれて is the reading for 潰れる, meaning 'to be crushed, to be smashed, to go bankrupt.' This is unrelated to losing a game.
    • 敗やぶれる — to be defeated, to lose (a match/game)
    • 好調こうちょう — in good condition, going well
    • 試合しあい — match, game

  2. 4.この仕事には高い語学力が要求される。

    1. 1 ようきゅ
    2. 2 よっきゅう
    3. 3 ようきゅう
    4. 4 よっきゅ
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    Answer: 3. ようきゅう

    The correct reading is ようきゅう. 要求 (ようきゅう) means 'demand, requirement.' The long vowel mark ー is not used in kanji readings; instead, the second う is written out. The pattern is よう (要) + きゅう (求), giving ようきゅう. The sentence says this job requires high language skills.

    • 1ようきゅ is missing the final う of きゅう. The reading of 求 in this compound is きゅう, not きゅ.
    • 2よっきゅう incorrectly inserts a small っ (geminate consonant) after よ. There is no gemination here; the correct first part is よう, not よっ.
    • 4よっきゅ combines two errors: the wrong っ after よ and the missing final う of きゅう.
    • 要求ようきゅう — demand, requirement
    • 語学力ごがくりょく — language proficiency

  3. 5.友達の合格をみんなで祝った。

    1. 1 いわった
    2. 2 いのった
    3. 3 うらなった
    4. 4 ねがった
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    Answer: 1. いわった

    The correct reading is いわった. The verb 祝う (いわう) means 'to celebrate.' Its て-form/past stem changes the う to わ before た/て, giving 祝った (いわった). The sentence says everyone celebrated their friend's passing (of an exam).

    • 2いのった is the reading for 祈った (past of 祈う, いのう), meaning 'prayed.' While you might pray for someone's success, the kanji 祝 and the context of celebration point to いわった.
    • 3うらなった is the reading for 占った (past of 占う, うらなう), meaning 'told a fortune / divined.' This is unrelated to celebrating.
    • 4ねがった is the reading for 願った (past of 願う, ねがう), meaning 'wished, prayed for.' This is a near-synonym in spirit but does not match the kanji 祝.
    • 祝いわう — to celebrate
    • 合格ごうかく — passing (an exam), success

  4. 6.この書類を至急コピーしてきてください。

    1. 1 しっきゅう
    2. 2 ちっきゅう
    3. 3 しきゅう
    4. 4 ちきゅう
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    Answer: 3. しきゅう

    The correct reading is しきゅう. 至急 (しきゅう) means 'urgent, immediately, without delay.' 至 is read し (as in 至る いたる, but in on-reading し) and 急 is read きゅう (as in 急行 きゅうこう). There is no gemination (small っ) between the two characters. The sentence asks someone to copy these documents urgently.

    • 1しっきゅう incorrectly inserts a small っ between し and きゅう. There is no gemination in this compound.
    • 2ちっきゅう has two errors: the initial consonant should be し not ち, and it also incorrectly inserts っ.
    • 4ちきゅう is the reading for 地球 (ちきゅう), meaning 'the Earth / globe.' This is a deliberate lookalike trap using the same kana sequence without the っ, but the first character is 至 (し), not 地 (ち).
    • 至急しきゅう — urgent, immediately, without delay
    • 書類しょるい — document(s)

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