N2 Vocabulary · Test 76

改めて is read あらためて, meaning 'again, anew, freshly.' It comes from the verb 改める (あらためる, 'to change/renew'). Option 3 is correct. The sentence means 'I decided to visit again tomorrow.'

• 1なぐさめて is 慰めて 'to comfort/console,' which does not fit the meaning of 改めて.
• 2あきらめて is 諦めて 'to give up,' a different word.
• 4たしかめて is 確かめて 'to confirm/verify,' a different word.

• 改あらためて — again, anew, on a separate occasion

盗んだ is the past tense of 盗む (ぬすむ, 'to steal'). The て-form/past conjugation changes む to んだ, giving ぬすんだ. Option 4 is correct.

• 1はさんだ is 挟んだ (past of 挟む はさむ, 'to insert/hold between'), not 盗む.
• 2つかんだ is 掴んだ (past of 掴む つかむ, 'to grab'), not 盗む.
• 3たたんだ is 畳んだ (past of 畳む たたむ, 'to fold'), not 盗む.

• 盗ぬすんだ — stole (past tense of 盗む, to steal)

「疑い」(うたがい) means 'suspicion/doubt'. The sentence means 'I hear he is being investigated on suspicion (of something).' The correct reading is うたがい.

• 2「たたかい」(戦い) means 'battle/fight'. It does not fit the kanji 疑い.
• 3「うかがい」(伺い) means 'inquiry/visit (humble)'. Different kanji (伺い).
• 4「あつかい」(扱い) means 'handling/treatment'. Different kanji (扱い).

• 疑うたがい — suspicion, doubt

「情報」(じょうほう) means 'information'. The correct reading is じょうほう — long 'o' in both kanji via the う/お→う convention.

• 1「じょうぼう」has the second kanji misread; ほう becomes ぼう, which is incorrect.
• 3「じょぼう」shortens the first vowel and changes the second — both wrong.
• 4「じょほう」shortens the first vowel (じょう→じょ); incorrect.

• 情報じょうほう — information

「処理」(しょり) means 'processing/handling'. The sentence refers to 'the ability to process (information)'. The correct reading is しょり.

• 2「しゅり」is not a standard reading for 処理; it confuses the 処 reading.
• 3「しゅうり」(修理) means 'repair' — a different word with different kanji.
• 4「しょうり」inserts an extra vowel; not the correct reading.

• 処理しょり — processing, handling (of data/tasks)

祈って is read いのって, the te-form of 祈う (いのう, 'to pray'). The sentence means 'Praying (いのって) for the championship, everyone cheered.'

• 1ねらって is the te-form of 狙う (ねらう, 'to aim at, target') — different kanji and meaning.
• 2ねがって is the te-form of 願う (ねがう, 'to wish, request') — a plausible near-synonym but the kanji 祈 is never read this way.
• 3いわって is not a valid reading for 祈う; it may be confused with 祝う (いわう, 'to celebrate') which has a similar-looking kanji.

• 祈いのって — praying (te-form of 祈う)
• 優勝ゆうしょう — championship
• 応援おうえん — support, cheering

応援 is read おうえん. 応 is read おう and 援 is read えん. The sentence means 'Everyone cheered/supported (おうえん), praying for the championship.'

• 1しんえん would be the reading for 深淵 (しんえん, 'abyss, depth') — completely different word.
• 2しえん would be the reading for 支援 (しえん, 'support, aid') — a near-synonym but wrong kanji/word.
• 3おえん drops the long vowel う from おう, which is incorrect.

• 応援おうえん — support, cheering
• 優勝ゆうしょう — championship
• 祈いのって — praying

損得 is read そんとく. 損 (そん) means 'loss' and 得 (とく) means 'gain/profit'; together 損得 means 'gain and loss / profit and loss.' The sentence means 'That person always acts thinking of others rather than their own gain and loss.'

• 1そんどく — Incorrect reading of 得. The kanji 得 is read とく in this compound (on'yomi), not どく.
• 3いんどく — Uses a wrong first kanji reading. There is no word いんどく; this is a distractor swapping 損(そん) for a lookalike sound.
• 4いんとく — Same distractor pattern as option 3; no such word in this context.

• 損得そんとく — gain and loss; profit and loss

他人 is read たにん. 他人 means 'another person / other people (not oneself or one's family).' The sentence says 'That person always thinks of others rather than their own profit and loss.'

• 1ちにん — Not a valid reading of 他人. This is a distractor using a plausible-sounding on'yomi.
• 2ちじん — This would correspond to 知人 (ちじん, 'acquaintance'), a different word with different kanji.
• 4たじん — Incorrect reading; there is no word たじん meaning 'other people.'

• 他人たにん — another person; other people (strangers/non-family)

求めて is read もとめて, from the verb 求める (もとめる), meaning 'to seek / to look for / to request.' The sentence means 'Universities in large cities, seeking spacious campuses, relocated to the suburbs one after another.'

• 2みとめて — This is 認める (みとめる, 'to acknowledge/admit'), a different verb with a different meaning.
• 3まとめて — This is まとめる (纏める, 'to organize/summarize'), a different verb.
• 4つとめて — This is 努める/務める (つとめる, 'to make an effort / to serve'), a different verb.

• 求もとめる — to seek; to look for; to want