N2 Vocabulary · Test 48

The correct answer is 3 (象徴). The word しょうちょう means 'symbol' and is written with the kanji 象 (elephant/image) + 徴 (sign/token). 象徴 is the standard orthography for this word.

• 1像徴 uses 像 (statue/portrait) instead of 象. While 像 and 象 are visually similar, the correct first kanji for しょうちょう is 象, not 像.
• 2象微 uses 微 (tiny/subtle) instead of 徴. These two kanji look very similar but 徴 is the correct second kanji.
• 4像微 combines both wrong kanji: 像 instead of 象 and 微 instead of 徴.

• 象徴しょうちょう — symbol, emblem
• 象しょう/ぞう — elephant; image/figure
• 徴ちょう — sign, token, indication
• 像ぞう — statue, image, portrait
• 微び/み — tiny, subtle, minute

The correct answer is 2 (激しい). The word はげしい means 'intense, violent, severe' and is written 激しい. In this context, はげしい運動 means 'strenuous/vigorous exercise,' which a patient should avoid after leaving the hospital.

• 1険しい means 'steep, rugged' (used for mountains or paths) and is read けわしい, not はげしい. It cannot describe exercise.
• 3暴しい is not a real word. 暴 (ぼう) appears in words like 暴力 (ぼうりょく, violence) but 暴しい does not exist as a standard adjective.
• 4極しい is not a real word. 極 (きょく/ごく) appears in words like 極端 (きょくたん, extreme) but 極しい is not a valid adjective form.

• 激はげしい — intense, violent, severe, strenuous
• 運動うんどう — exercise, physical activity
• 退院たいいん — leaving the hospital, discharge

The correct answer is 1 (登録). The word とうろく means 'to register, to record' and is written 登録 (登 = climb/register + 録 = record). 登録した電話番号 means 'registered/saved a phone number' in the mobile phone.

• 3答録 uses 答 (answer/reply) instead of 登. While both can be read とう, the correct kanji is 登 (to register/enter).
• 4答緑 uses both wrong kanji: 答 instead of 登 and 緑 (green) instead of 録. 緑 and 録 share the reading ろく but 録 (record) is the correct kanji.

• 登録とうろく — registration, to register, to record
• 登とう — climb, ascend, register
• 録ろく — record, log
• 答とう — answer, reply
• 緑みどり/りょく — green

The correct answer is 4 (誘った). The word さそう means 'to invite, to ask someone to go somewhere' and is written 誘う. The past tense is 誘った. Here, 誘った means 'invited Okada-san to a talked-about movie.'

• 1招った is not a valid orthography. The verb まねく (to invite) is written 招く, not さそう. 招 does not read さそ.
• 2勧った is not a valid orthography. The verb すすめる (to recommend/advise) is written 勧める. 勧 does not read さそ.
• 3請った is not a valid orthography for さそった. 請 is used in words like 請求 (せいきゅう, request/demand) or read うける/こ (to accept/request), but not as さそう.

• 誘さそう — to invite, to ask someone out/to go somewhere
• 誘ゆう/さそ — invite, tempt, induce
• 招しょう/まね — invite, beckon
• 勧かん/すす — recommend, advise, urge
• 請せい/う/こ — request, demand, accept

The correct answer is 2 (変更). The word へんこう means 'change, modification, alteration' and is written 変更 (変 = change + 更 = renew/alter). Here, へんこうしてもらった means 'had someone change the meeting time to 6 o'clock.'

• 1変改 is not a standard word. While both 変 and 改 individually relate to 'change,' the compound 変改 does not exist as a valid Japanese word for へんこう.
• 3変換 (へんかん) means 'conversion, transformation' (e.g., converting data formats or currency). It has a different reading (へんかん, not へんこう) and a different meaning — it refers to converting one thing into another, not modifying a plan or time.
• 4変替 is not a standard Japanese word. 替 (たい/かえ) means 'replace/substitute' but 変替 is not a recognized compound for へんこう.

• 変更へんこう — change, modification, alteration
• 変へん/か — change, alteration
• 更こう/さら/ふ — renew, change, further
• 変換へんかん — conversion, transformation
• 待ち合わせ（まちあわせ） — meeting (by appointment), rendezvous

界（かい） forms 医学界（いかくがい）, meaning 'the medical world' or 'medical community.' The sentence means 'He is quite well-known in the medical world.' This is a standard compound noun.

• 2帯（たい） means 'belt' or 'zone' (e.g., 熱帯 'tropical zone'). 医学帯 is not a valid word.
• 3域（いき） means 'domain' or 'area' (e.g., 領域 'territory'). 医学域 is not an established compound.
• 4区（く） means 'district' or 'ward' (e.g., 地区 'district'). 医学区 is not a standard word.

• 医学界いかくがい — the medical world, medical community
• 界かい — world, circle, community (suffix)
• 知られた存在（しられたそんざい） — well-known figure/person

準（じゅん） forms 準優勝（じゅんゆうしょう）, meaning 'runner-up' or 'second place.' The sentence means 'They lost in the finals and ended up as runner-up.' 準 here means 'sub-' or 'semi-,' indicating the rank just below the champion.

• 1後（こう/ご） means 'after' or 'post-.' 後優勝 is not a valid word.
• 3次（じ） means 'next.' 次優勝 is not an established compound.
• 4副（ふく） means 'vice-' or 'deputy' (e.g., 副社長 'vice president'). 副優勝 is not a valid word.

• 準優勝じゅんゆうしょう — runner-up, second place
• 準じゅん — semi-, sub-, quasi- (prefix)
• 決勝戦けっしょうせん — final match, championship game

現（げん） forms 現段階（げんだんかい）, meaning 'the current stage' or 'at this point.' The sentence means 'At the current stage, it seems the details have not been decided yet.' This is a common compound used in business and news contexts.

• 2直（ちょく/じき） means 'direct' or 'right away.' 直段階 is not a valid word.
• 3近（きん/こん） means 'near' or 'recent.' 近段階 is not an established compound.
• 4当（とう） means 'this' or 'current' in some compounds (e.g., 当時 'at that time'), but 当段階 is not a standard word.

• 現段階げんだんかい — the current stage, at this point in time
• 現げん — current, present (prefix)
• 詳細しょうさい — details

非（ひ） forms 非公式（ひこうしき）, meaning 'unofficial.' The sentence means 'This minister's visit was conducted unofficially.' 非 is a prefix meaning 'non-' or 'un-,' and 非公式 is the standard antonym of 公式（こうしき, 'official').

• 1不（ふ） is a negative prefix (e.g., 不可能 'impossible'), but 不公式 is not an established word.
• 2未（み） means 'not yet' (e.g., 未完成 'incomplete'). 未公式 is not a standard compound.
• 3無（む） means 'without' (e.g., 無料 'free of charge'). 無公式 is not an established word.

• 非公式ひこうしき — unofficial
• 非ひ — non-, un- (negative prefix)
• 公式こうしき — official
• 大臣だいじん — cabinet minister

総（そう） forms 総売上（そううりあげ）, meaning 'total sales' or 'gross sales.' The sentence means 'Our company's total sales this year exceeded last year's.' 総 is a prefix meaning 'total' or 'overall,' and 総売上 is a standard business term.

• 1集（しゅう） means 'collect' or 'gather.' 集売上 is not a valid word.
• 3合（ごう/がっ） means 'combine' or 'total' in some contexts, but 合売上 is not an established compound.
• 4満（まん） means 'full' or 'satisfy.' 満売上 is not a valid word.

• 総売上そううりあげ — total sales, gross sales
• 総そう — total, overall, gross (prefix)
• 売上うりあげ — sales, revenue
• 上回うわまわる — to exceed, to surpass