N2 Vocabulary · Test 75

諸（しょ） is a prefix meaning 'various, multiple.' 諸問題（しょもんだい） means 'various problems,' a very common compound. The sentence says 'Today's lecture theme is about various problems in education,' so 諸 is correct.

• 2複（ふく） means 'complex/duplicate.' It is used in words like 複数（ふくすう, multiple） or 複雑（ふくざつ, complicated）, but 複問題 is not a valid compound.
• 3雑（ざつ） means 'miscellaneous/rough.' 雑問題 is not a standard compound.
• 4類（るい） means 'kind/type.' 類問題 is not a standard compound.

• 諸しょ — various; multiple (prefix)
• 諸問題しょもんだい — various problems

街（がい） means 'district/quarter (commercial area).' 商品街（しょうひんがい） means 'shopping district/street,' a common compound. The sentence says 'Let's shop at the shopping district in front of the station and go home,' so 街 is correct.

• 1帯（たい） means 'belt/zone.' 商品帯 is not a standard compound.
• 2域（いき） means 'area/domain.' 商品域 is not a standard compound.
• 4町（まち） means 'town.' While 町 can mean a shopping area in some contexts, 商品町 is not an established compound; 商品街 is the standard term.

• 商品街しょうひんがい — shopping district/street
• 街がい — district; commercial quarter

The correct answer is 4 (高). The phrase 高収入 (こうしゅうにゅう) means 'high income.' The sentence says: 'I want to go traveling during summer vacation, so I'm looking for a part-time job with high income.' 高 (こう) means 'high' and is the standard prefix for describing a large amount of income.

• 1上 (じょう) does not form a common compound with 収入. 上収入 is not a standard Japanese word.
• 2良 (りょう) means 'good,' but 良収入 is not an established compound word in Japanese.
• 3優 (ゆう) means 'excellent/superior,' but 優収入 is not a standard word. While 優 can appear in compounds like 優秀 (ゆうしゅう), it does not pair with 収入.

• 高収入こうしゅうにゅう — high income
• 収入しゅうにゅう — income
• アルバイト（あるばいと） — part-time job

The correct answer is 2 (副). 副社長 (ふくしゃちょう) means 'vice president' (of a company). The sentence says: 'The president and the vice president are scheduled to attend next week's meeting.' 副 (ふく) is the kanji used for the deputy or second-in-command role, as in 副社長, 副会長, etc.

• 1準 (じゅん) means 'quasi-/associate' and appears in words like 準会員 (associate member), but 準社長 is not a real title.
• 3補 (ほ) means 'supplementary/assistant' and appears in words like 補欠 (alternate/substitute), but 補社長 is not a standard title.
• 4助 (じょ) means 'help/assist' and appears in words like 助手 (assistant), but 助社長 is not a standard Japanese word.

• 副社長ふくしゃちょう — vice president (of a company)
• 社長しゃちょう — company president
• 出席しゅっせきする — to attend (a meeting, etc.)

The correct answer is 4 (力). 集中力 (しゅうちゅうりょく) means 'concentration / ability to focus.' The sentence says: 'When I get tired, my concentration drops and work doesn't progress.' 力 (りょく/ちから) here means 'power/ability,' and 集中力 is the standard word for one's capacity to concentrate.

• 1能 (のう) appears in words like 能力 (のうりょく, ability), but 集中能 is not a standard Japanese word.
• 2考 (こう) appears in words like 考慮 (こうりょ, consideration), but 集中考 is not a standard word.
• 3気 (き) appears in compounds like 集中気, but this is not an established word. The correct and common term is 集中力.

• 集中力しゅうちゅうりょく — concentration, ability to focus
• 集中しゅうちゅう — concentration, focusing
• 落おちる — to drop, to decline

「2対1(にたいいち)」is the standard way to express a score in Japanese, meaning '2 to 1.' 対(たい) means 'versus/against' and is used in sports scores. 「2対1で勝った」= 'won 2 to 1.'

• 1反(はん) means 'anti-/opposite' (e.g., 反対, 反対する). It is not used to express scores.
• 2比(ひ) means 'ratio' (e.g., 割合, 比率). While it relates to numbers, it is not used in sports scores.
• 3差(さ) means 'difference' (e.g., 点差, 差がある). You might say 2点差で勝った (won by a 2-point margin), but the format 2差1 is not valid Japanese.

• 対たい — versus, against (used in scores: 2対1)
• 反はん — anti-, opposite
• 比ひ — ratio, proportion
• 差さ — difference, margin

「再放送(さいほうそう)」means 'rebroadcast/rerun.' 再(さい/ふたたび) means 'again/once more.' 再放送される means 'will be rebroadcast,' which fits perfectly: a TV drama from a year ago will be rerun starting next week.

• 1改(かい/あらた) means 'revision/renewal' (e.g., 改正, 改造). 改放送 is not a standard word in Japanese.
• 3更(こう/さら) means 'renew/further' (e.g., 更新, 更衣). 更放送 is not a standard word.
• 4復(ふく) means 'restoration/return' (e.g., 復活, 回復). While 復 has a sense of 'bringing back,' 復放送 is not the standard term; the correct prefix for rebroadcast is 再.

• 再放送さいほうそう — rebroadcast, rerun (of a TV/radio program)
• 再さい/ふたたび — again, once more (prefix for repetition)
• 改かい/あらた — revision, renewal
• 更こう/さら — renew, further
• 復ふく — restoration, return

制 (せい) is correct. 予約制 (よやくせい) means 'reservation system / by reservation only.' The sentence means 'This restaurant is by reservation only.' The suffix 制 attaches to nouns to mean 'system of ~ing.'

• 1則 (そく) means 'rule/law' and appears in words like 規則 (きそく). 予約則 is not a valid word.
• 2法 (ほう) means 'law/method' and appears in words like 法律 (ほうりつ). 予約法 is not a standard word.
• 4系 (けい) means 'lineage/system/group' and appears in words like 体系 (たいけい). 予約系 is not a standard word.

• 予約制よやくせい — reservation system, by reservation only
• 制せい — system (suffix)

率 (りつ) is correct. 就職率 (しゅうしょくりつ) means 'employment rate.' The sentence means 'This university has a high employment rate.' 率 attaches to nouns to express a ratio or rate, and collocates with 高い (high).

• 2割 (わり) means 'ratio/percentage' (e.g., 3割 = 30%). It does not attach to 就職 to form a standard word.
• 3度 (ど) means 'degree/extent' (e.g., 温度). 就職度 is not a standard word.
• 4倍 (ばい) means 'times/double' (e.g., 2倍). 就職倍 is not a standard word.

• 就職率しゅうしょくりつ — employment rate
• 率りつ — rate, ratio

旧 (きゅう) is correct. 旧制度 (きゅうせいど) means 'old/former system.' The sentence means 'Now is the transition period from the old system.' 旧 is a prefix meaning 'former/old (system, name, etc.).'

• 1先 (せん) means 'previous/prior' but does not form 旧制度-type compounds. 先制度 is not standard.
• 3昔 (むかし/せき) means 'old times/past.' 昔制度 is not a standard compound.
• 4元 (げん/もと) can mean 'former' in some contexts (e.g., 元同僚), but 元制度 is not the standard term; 旧制度 is the established expression.

• 旧制度きゅうせいど — old/former system
• 旧きゅう — former, old (prefix)