N2 Vocabulary · Test 69

かいさい is written 開催, meaning 'to hold/host (an event).' The sentence says 'A sports tournament will be held next month.'

• 2開幕 (かいまく) means 'curtain rises / opening (of a tournament, play, etc.),' not 'hosting.'
• 3開演 (かいえん) means 'start of a performance/show,' not used for a sports event.
• 4開講 (かいこう) means 'start of a course/lecture,' not used for a tournament.

• 開催かいさい — holding, hosting (an event)

「たよりになる」means 'to be reliable/dependable.' The correct kanji is 頼り. 頼(たよ)る means 'to rely on,' and 頼りになる is a common set phrase meaning 'someone you can count on.'

• 1依り is read より and is used in 依る/より meaning 'according to' or 'depending on' (e.g., 天気に依る). It does not read たより and does not mean 'reliable.'
• 2任り is not a standard word. 任(まか)せる means 'to entrust,' but there is no noun 任り read as たより.
• 4援り is not a standard word. 援(えん) means 'assist/support' (as in 援助), but 援り does not exist as a reading or vocabulary item.

• 頼たより — reliance, dependence; 頼りになる = reliable, dependable
• 依よる — according to, depending on

「生活のリズムが乱れている」means 'the rhythm of daily life is disrupted/disordered.' 乱れる(みだれる) means 'to fall into disorder,' and is the standard collocation with 生活のリズム or 秩序.

• 1破れる(やぶれる) means 'to be torn/broken' (e.g., paper, a promise, a record). It does not collocate with 生活のリズム.
• 3荒れる(あれる) means 'to be rough/wild' (e.g., weather, sea, land). While it can describe a lifestyle being wild, it is not the word for a disrupted rhythm and does not read みだれる.
• 4暴れる(あばれる) means 'to rampage, act violently.' It describes a person's wild behavior, not a disrupted rhythm, and does not read みだれる.

• 乱みだれる — to be disordered, to fall into disorder
• 破やぶれる — to be torn, to be broken
• 荒あれる — to be rough, to be wild (weather, land)
• 暴あばれる — to rampage, to act violently

「運賃(うんちん)」means 'fare' — the fee for transportation (train, bus, taxi, etc.). This is the standard word for 東京駅までの運賃 (fare to Tokyo Station).

• 1運貸 is not a real Japanese word. 貸(かし) means 'lending,' but this compound does not exist.
• 2運費(うんぴ) also refers to a transportation fee, but its reading is うんぴ, not うんちん. It is more commonly used for freight/shipping costs rather than passenger fares.
• 4運貨(うんか) means 'freight/cargo' (goods being transported), not the fare a passenger pays. It does not read うんちん.

• 運賃うんちん — fare (passenger transportation fee)
• 運費うんぴ — transportation cost, shipping fee
• 運貨うんか — freight, cargo

「撮影(さつえい)」means 'filming/photography/shooting.' 撮(さつ) means 'to take (a photo/film)' and 影(えい) relates to image. 撮影が行われた means 'filming was conducted,' which fits perfectly for a drama being filmed at a park.

• 1録映 is not a standard Japanese word. 録(ろく) appears in 録画(ろくが, video recording), but 録映 does not exist.
• 2撮映 is not a standard word. While 撮 is correct, the second character should be 影, not 映.
• 3録影 is not a standard word. The correct compound for recording video is 録画(ろくが), not 録影, and it does not read さつえい.

• 撮影さつえい — filming, photography, shooting (a film/drama/photo)
• 録画ろくが — video recording

The correct reading of 政治 is せいじ, meaning 'politics.' The sentence begins 'When you read this book, politics…'

• 1せっじ inserts a small っ that does not belong. There is no geminate consonant in 政治.
• 3せっち is the reading of 設置 ('installation/setting up'). A lookalike distractor with similar sounds.
• 4せいち is the reading of 聖地 ('sacred ground/holy place') or 清地. A plausible-sounding but incorrect option.

• 政治せいじ — politics, government

全般 is read ぜんぱん, meaning 'overall, in general, across the board.' The kanji 全 is read ぜん and 般 is read ぱん (with handakuon). Option 2 matches this reading.

• 1ぜんはい uses an incorrect reading for 般; the second syllable should be ぱん, not はい.
• 3ぜいはん has the wrong reading for both the vowel of 全 and the consonant of 般.
• 4ぜんぱい incorrectly reads 般 as ぱい instead of ぱん.

• 全般ぜんぱん — overall, in general, across the board

知識 is read ちしき, meaning 'knowledge.' 知 is read ち and 識 is read しき. Option 3 is the correct reading.

• 1ちじ is the reading of a different word (e.g., 知事 'prefectural governor'), not 知識.
• 2ちせい is the reading of 知性 'intellect,' not 知識.
• 4ちえ is the reading of 知恵 'wisdom,' a different word.

• 知識ちしき — knowledge

得られる is the potential/passive form of 得る (える, 'to obtain, to gain'). The reading is えられる. Option 1 is correct.

• 2かたられる would correspond to 語る (かたる, 'to talk about'), not 得る.
• 3のべられる would correspond to 述べる (のべる, 'to state, to express'), not 得る.
• 4とられる would correspond to 取る/捕る (とる, 'to take/catch'), not 得る.

• 得えられる — can be obtained / is obtained (potential or passive of 得る)

担当者 is read たんとうしゃ, meaning 'the person in charge.' 担 is たん, 当 is とう, 者 is しゃ. Option 1 is correct.

• 2だんとうしゃ incorrectly voices 担 as だん instead of たん.
• 3だんどうしゃ incorrectly voices both 担 (だん) and 当 (どう).
• 4たんどうしゃ incorrectly reads 当 as どう instead of とう.

• 担当者たんとうしゃ — person in charge, responsible person