N2 Vocabulary · Test 7

「怖い」is read「こわい」and means 'scary, frightening'. The speaker says 'I thought it was a little scary.' Option 4 matches exactly.

• 1「つらい」(辛い) means 'hard, painful, tough (emotionally)'. It does not match the kanji 怖.
• 2「きつい」(きつい) means 'tight, strict, harsh'. It does not match the kanji 怖.
• 3「ゆるい」(緩い) means 'loose, lenient'. It does not match the kanji 怖.

• 怖こわい — scary, frightening

「冷蔵庫」is read「れいぞうこ」and means 'refrigerator'. 冷(れい) + 蔵(ぞう) + 庫(こ). Option 3 is correct.

• 1「れいとうこ」would correspond to 冷凍庫 (れいとうこ, freezer), a very plausible distractor since both are kitchen appliances.
• 2「れいぞうこう」uses an incorrect long vowel for 庫; the correct reading of 庫 here is こ, not こう.
• 4「れいとうこう」mixes the reading of 冷凍(れいとう) with a wrong reading of 庫.

• 冷蔵庫れいぞうこ — refrigerator

「総額」is read「そうがく」and means 'total amount, gross sum'. 総(そう) + 額(がく). The sentence says 'This year's expenditures totaled about 53 million yen.' Option 2 is correct.

• 1「こうがく」(高額) means 'large amount, high price' — a real word and plausible distractor, but it does not match the kanji 総額.
• 3「そうかく」misreads 額 as かく instead of がく.
• 4「こうかく」combines a wrong reading of 総 with a wrong reading of 額.

• 総額そうがく — total amount, gross sum

「湿って」is the て-form of「湿る」(しめる), read「しめって」, meaning 'to be damp/moist'. The sentence says 'It's still damp, so let's wait a little longer.' Option 3 is correct.

• 1「こおって」is the て-form of 凍る (こおる, to freeze) — a plausible lookalike since freezing relates to moisture, but it does not match 湿.
• 2「にごって」is the て-form of 濁る (にごる, to become cloudy/muddy) — does not match 湿.
• 4「たまって」is the て-form of 溜まる (たまる, to accumulate) — does not match 湿.

• 湿しめる — to be damp, to be moist

「抽選」is read「ちゅうせん」and means 'lottery, drawing (of lots)'. 抽(ちゅう) + 選(せん). The sentence says 'Applicants will receive a gift by lottery.' Option 1 is correct.

• 2「ちゅうぜん」misreads 選 as ぜん (a possible on-reading confusion, but incorrect here).
• 3「つうせん」misreads 抽 as つう instead of ちゅう.
• 4「つうぜん」misreads both characters.

• 抽選ちゅうせん — lottery, drawing of lots

「ゆたか」is written 豊か, meaning rich, abundant, or plentiful. The sentence means 'Rich/abundant nature still remains in this country.' 豊か(ゆたか) is the standard kanji for this reading and meaning.

• 1恵か is not a valid word. The kanji 恵 is used in 恵まれる(めぐまれる, to be blessed) or 恩恵(おんけい), but not for ゆたか.
• 2富か is not a valid orthography. 富(とむ) means wealth, but the adjective form is 富む, not ゆたか.
• 4満か is not a valid word. 満(みちる) means full/satisfied, used in 満足 or 満ちる, but not for ゆたか.

• 豊ゆたか — rich, abundant, plentiful

「やしなう」is written 養う, meaning to cultivate, foster, or nurture. The sentence means 'The goal of this seminar is to nurture the ability to think for oneself.' 養う(やしなう) is the correct kanji for cultivating/fostering an ability or habit.

• 1得る(える) means to obtain/get, a different word and reading.
• 2築う is not a valid word. 築く(きずく) means to build/construct, but with different okurigana and reading.
• 3育う is not standard. 育つ(そだつ, to grow) or 育てる(そだてる, to raise) use 育, but やしなう is written 養う, not 育う.

• 養やしなう — to cultivate, foster, nurture (an ability, habit, etc.)

「はへん」is written 破片, meaning fragment or shard. The sentence means 'Please be careful not to step on the glass fragments.' 破(は, break) + 片(へん, piece) gives はへん.

• 2被片 is not a valid word. 被(ひ) means to receive/suffer, unrelated to は.
• 3破辺 is not a valid word. 辺(へん) means area/side, not 'piece/fragment' — the correct second kanji is 片.
• 4被辺 is not a valid word; both kanji are wrong.

• 破片はへん — fragment, shard, broken piece

「けいび」is written 警備, meaning security or guarding. The sentence means 'There are security personnel at the factory entrance even at night.' 警(けい, guard/alert) + 備(び, equip/prepare) = 警備(けいび).

• 1警秘 is not a valid word. 秘(ひ) means secret, used in 秘密, but not in this compound.
• 3係備 is not a valid word. 係(かかり/けい) means person in charge, but the correct first kanji is 警.
• 4係秘 is not a valid word; both kanji are wrong for this reading/meaning.

• 警備けいび — security, guarding, patrol

「はぶきます」is written 省きます, meaning to omit or skip. The sentence means 'Since there is no time, I will omit the detailed explanation.' 省く(はぶく) means to omit/simplify, and はぶきます is the polite form はぶく→はぶきます (masu-stem + ます).

• 1略きます is not a valid conjugation. 略す(りゃくす, to abbreviate) would become 略します, not 略きます.
• 2除きます is not a valid conjugation. 除く(のぞく, to remove/exclude) would become 除きます(のぞきます), a different reading — not はぶきます.
• 4抜きます is not a valid conjugation for はぶく. 抜く(ぬく, to extract/remove) becomes 抜きます(ぬきます), a different reading and meaning.

• 省はぶく — to omit, skip, simplify (省きます = polite form)