N2 Vocabulary · Test 51

「あたえた」is the past tense of 「与える（あたえる）」, meaning 'to give (something abstract such as an impression, courage, hope, etc.)'. Here, 彼女の生き方 'gave' 感動 to many people, so 与えた is correct.

• 2授えた is not a valid word. The verb 授ける reads さずける ('to grant/bestow'), not あたえる, and its okurigana differ.
• 3贎えた is not a real word; 贎 is not used in this context and the reading does not match あたえた.
• 4供えた reads そなえた ('offered/enshrined', from 供える), a different word with a different reading and meaning.

• 与あたえる — to give (abstract things like impressions, influence, damage, etc.)
• 供そなえる — to offer (to a deity/spirit)
• 授さずける — to grant, to bestow

「かんり」here means 'management/administration', written 管理. The sentence says the city 'manages' this park, so 管理（かんり）している is correct.

• 1管利 is not a standard word; 利 is not the correct second kanji.
• 3官利 is not a standard word; 官 relates to government officials, not management.
• 4官理 is not a standard word; while 官 relates to official/government, the compound is not 管理.

• 管理かんり — management, administration, control
• 官かん — government, official

「ふくし」in the context of a country being '充実している (well-developed)' refers to social welfare, written 福祉. 福祉が充実している = 'welfare is well-established'.

• 1福施 is not a standard word; 施 alone does not form this compound.
• 2副施 is not a standard word; 副 means 'vice-/assistant' and does not fit the context of welfare.
• 3副詞 reads ふくし and means 'adverb' (a grammar term), which does not fit the context of national welfare.

• 福祉ふくし — social welfare, well-being
• 副詞ふくし — adverb (grammar term)
• 充実じゅうじつ — being full/complete, well-developed

「とうろん」means 'debate/discussion', written 討論. The official answer points to option 2, which is 討論 — the correct orthography. A debate about foreign-language education was held on TV.

• 1Option 1 is also 討論, which is orthographically identical to the correct option 2. This appears to be a transcription defect (duplicate option).
• 3投論 is not a standard word; 投 ('throw/invest') is the wrong kanji.
• 4投論 is not a standard word; same issue as option 3, and it is also a duplicate of option 3.

• 討論とうろん — debate, discussion
• 投とう — throw, invest

「ぞくして」is from 属する（ぞくする）, meaning 'to belong to'. The sentence says the two companies belong to the same corporate group, so 属して is correct.

• 1続して reads つづけて ('continuing'), not ぞくして; wrong reading and meaning.
• 3族して is not a valid word; 族 ('tribe/clan') does not form this verb.
• 4束して is not a valid word; 束 ('bundle') does not form this verb and does not read ぞくする.

• 属ぞくする — to belong to, to fall under
• 続つづける — to continue
• 企業グループ（きぎょうグループ） — corporate group

The correct answer is 1 (賞). The compound 文学賞 (ぶんがくしょう) means 'literary prize/award.' The sentence says: 'That novelist has won numerous literary awards.' The verb 獲得する (かくとくする) means 'to win/acquire (an award),' which collocations naturally with 賞 (しょう, 'prize/award').

• 2位 (い) means 'rank' or 'position' (e.g. 第一位, 'first place'). 文学位 is not a valid word; 位 is not used to denote an award.
• 3号 (ごう) means 'number' or 'issue' (e.g. 1号, 'Issue No. 1'). 文学号 is not a valid word; 号 does not mean 'prize.'
• 4段 (だん) means 'rank/level' especially in martial arts or chess (e.g. 初段, 'first dan'). 文学段 is not a valid word.

• 文学賞ぶんがくしょう — literary prize/award
• 獲得かくとくする — to win, to acquire
• 数々かずかず — numerous, many

The correct answer is 2 (悪). The compound 悪条件 (あくじょうけん) means 'unfavorable/bad conditions.' The sentence says: 'This time, several unfavorable conditions piled up, so it was tough.' 悪 (あく) is a prefix meaning 'bad/unfavorable,' and 条件 (じょうけん) means 'conditions.' Together they form a common compound.

• 1苦 (く) can mean 'bitter/hardship' (e.g. 苦労, 苦痛), but 苦条件 is not an established compound word in Japanese.
• 3損 (そん) means 'loss/disadvantage' (e.g. 損害, 損得). 損条件 is not a standard compound word.
• 4劣 (れつ) means 'inferior' (e.g. 劣悪, 劣勢). While 劣悪 (れつあく, 'inferior and bad') is a real word, 劣条件 is not a standard compound used in everyday Japanese.

• 悪条件あくじょうけん — unfavorable/bad conditions
• 重かさなる — to pile up, to overlap

The correct answer is 4 (状). The compound クリーム状 (クリームじょう) means 'cream-like (state/consistency).' The sentence says: 'Mix the butter and sugar well until it becomes cream-like.' 状 (じょう) is a suffix meaning 'state of / -like / in the form of,' attached to nouns to describe a physical state or consistency (e.g. 液状, 'liquid state'; 粉状, 'powder form').

• 1流 (りゅう) means 'flow/style' (e.g. 流線, 流出). クリーム流 is not a valid compound in this context.
• 2似 (じ) means 'resemblance/similarity' (e.g. 類似, 似顔絵). クリーム似 is not a standard compound word.
• 3態 (たい) means 'state/appearance' (e.g. 状態, 態度). Although 態 also relates to 'state,' クリーム態 is not an established compound; the correct suffix for this usage is 状.

• クリーム状（クリームじょう） — cream-like (state/consistency)
• 混まぜる — to mix

The correct answer is 4 (おき). The expression 一日おき (いちにちおき) means 'every other day' (with a one-day interval). The sentence says: 'My father jogs every other day.' おき is a suffix meaning 'at intervals of,' so 一日おきに means 'at one-day intervals = every other day.'

• 1かけ (掛け) is used in compounds like 一日がけ ('one-day trip/task') but 一日かけに is not a standard expression for frequency.
• 2あき (空き) means 'empty/vacant' (e.g. 空き缶, 空き時間). 一日あきに is not a standard expression for 'every other day.'
• 3ぬけ (抜け) means 'through/escaping' (e.g. 抜け道). 一日ぬけに is not a standard expression.

• 一日いちにちおき — every other day (one-day interval)
• おき — at intervals of (suffix for periodic occurrence)

The correct answer is 3 (来). The compound 来シーズン (らいシーズン) means 'next season.' The sentence says: 'I'm looking forward to seeing that player's performance next season.' 来 (らい) is a prefix meaning 'next/coming' (e.g. 来年 'next year,' 来月 'next month'), and it also attaches to katakana words like シーズン.

• 1明 (めい) can mean 'clear/bright' and appears in words like 明白 (めいはく), but 明シーズン is not a standard expression for 'next season.'
• 2迎 (げい) means 'welcome/greet' (e.g. 歓迎, 迎春). 迎シーズン is not a standard compound meaning 'next season.'
• 4越 (えつ) means 'exceed/cross' (e.g. 優越, 越年). 越シーズン is not a standard expression for 'next season.'

• 来シーズン（らいシーズン） — next season
• 来らい — next, coming (prefix)
• 活躍かつやく — active role, performance