N2 Vocabulary · Test 54

規模 is read きぼ (ki-bo). It means 'scale, scope, size.' The sentence says the marathon event was held on the largest scale ever.

• 2ぎぼ uses the voiced initial 'g' (ぎ), which is incorrect; 規 is read き here.
• 3きも is a misreading that drops the ボ; it is not a valid reading of 規模.
• 4ぎも combines both errors: wrong voicing and missing ボ.

• 規模きぼ — scale, scope, size

触れた is the past tense of 触れる (ふれる), meaning 'to come in contact with, to experience, to touch on.' The sentence means 'It was the opportunity of coming into contact with a different culture that led me to start this job.'

• 2なれた is 馴れた/慣れた, 'to become accustomed to,' which does not fit 触れた.
• 3めぐまれた is 恵まれた, 'to be blessed with,' a different word.
• 4あこがれた is 憧れた, 'to yearn for / long for,' a different word.

• 触ふれる — to touch, to come in contact with, to experience

尊重 is read そんちょう (son-chō) and means 'to respect, to honor (opinions, rights, etc.).' The sentence says 'In the discussion, let us respect minority opinions too.'

• 1けいちょう is 敬重, not a common word and not the reading of 尊重.
• 2けいじょう is 軽量/形状-type reading; not the reading of 尊重.
• 4そんじゅう is a plausible but incorrect reading; 重 is read ちょう here, not じゅう.

• 尊重そんちょう — respect, honor (opinions, rights, personality)

治療 is read ちりょう (chi-ryō) and means 'medical treatment, therapy.' The sentence says 'It took two months to treat the injury.'

• 1じりょ uses じ for 治 and short ょ for 療; both are wrong.
• 2ちりょ has the right initial ち but uses short ょ instead of long りょう for 療.
• 3じりょう has the right long vowel for 療 but wrong じ for 治.

• 治療ちりょう — medical treatment, therapy

隣 is read となり and means 'next door, next to (in a line).' The sentence says 'There is an empty lot next to the flower shop.'

• 1うら is 裏, 'back, behind,' a different positional word.
• 3そば is 側, 'near, beside,' which is semantically close but is not the reading of 隣.
• 4むかい is 向かい, 'opposite, across,' a different positional word.

• 隣となり — next door, next to (in a row/line)

The correct reading of 傾いて is かたむいて (te-form of 傾く, 'to tilt/lean'). The sentence means 'That wall is tilting, so you shouldn't get close to it.' The wall is physically leaning to one side, which is dangerous.

• 1たたいて is 叩いて ('to hit/strike'). This is a plausible-looking option because 叩く is a common verb, but it does not fit the kanji 傾く.
• 2きずついて is 傷ついて ('to be hurt/damaged'). The kanji 傷 shares a superficial resemblance, but this is not the reading of 傾.
• 3きずいて is not a standard reading of any common word. It may be a distractor resembling 傷つく with altered okurigana.

• 傾かたむく — to tilt, to lean to one side
• 塀へい — wall (brick/stone fence)
• 近ちかづく — to approach, to get close

The correct reading of 危険 is きけん, meaning 'danger/dangerous.' The sentence warns that something is dangerous.

• 1きげん is the reading of 期限 ('deadline') or 機嫌 ('mood'). It is a distractor with similar sounds.
• 3きんけん is not a standard reading of any common word. It inserts an ん sound that does not belong.
• 4きっけん is not a standard reading. The small っ is incorrect here; 危険 has no geminate consonant.

• 危険きけん — danger, dangerous

The correct reading of 宿泊 is しゅくはく, meaning 'lodging/staying (at a hotel, etc.).' The sentence begins 'The hotel I stayed at the other day…'

• 2しゅっぱく inserts a small っ, possibly confusing the reader with words like 出発 (しゅっぱつ). This is a deliberate distractor.
• 3しょっぱく changes the first kanji's reading from しゅく to しょ, which is incorrect for 宿 in this compound.
• 4しょくはく uses the on'yomi しょく for 宿, which is not the reading used in 宿泊.

• 宿泊しゅくはく — lodging, staying overnight
• 先日せんじつ — the other day, recently

The correct reading of 設備 is せつび, meaning 'facilities/equipment.' The sentence continues '…the facilities were good…'

• 1よび is 予備 ('reserve/spare'). Different kanji entirely, but a plausible-sounding distractor.
• 2せいび is 整備 ('maintenance/servicing'). A near-synonym in the same semantic field, making it a strong distractor.
• 3じゅんび is 準備 ('preparation'). Another related word, but not the reading of 設備.

• 設備せつび — facilities, equipment, installations

The correct reading of 快適 is かいてき, meaning 'comfortable/pleasant.' The sentence concludes '…it was comfortable.'

• 1けつてき is not a standard reading of 快適. The vowels are swapped (け instead of かい).
• 2かいでき is not a standard reading. The second kanji 適 is misread as でき instead of てき.

• 快適かいてき — comfortable, pleasant, agreeable