N2 Vocabulary · Test 79

逆 is read ぎゃく, meaning 'reverse/opposite.' The sentence says left and right become reversed (逆になる) in a mirror reflection.

• 1きゃく is the reading of 客 (guest/customer), a lookalike kanji.
• 2きょく is the reading of 局 (bureau/department), another lookalike kanji.
• 4ぎょく is the reading of 玉 (jewel/ball), another lookalike kanji.

• 逆ぎゃく — reverse, opposite, inverted

囲まれた is the passive past form of 囲む (かこむ, 'to surround'), meaning 'surrounded.' The sentence says 'In this small village surrounded (囲まれた) by mountains, they are recruiting young people to help with agriculture.'

• 1つつまれた is the passive past of 包む (つつむ, 'to wrap/cover'), a near-synonym but not the correct reading for 囲む.
• 2はさまれた is the passive past of 挟む (はさむ, 'to sandwich/insert between'), a different verb.
• 4つかまれた is the passive past of 捕まる/掴む (つかまる/つかむ, 'to be caught/to grab'), a different verb.

• 囲かこむ — to surround, to enclose
• 募集ぼしゅう — recruitment, call for

農業 is read のうぎょう, meaning 'agriculture / farming'. The kanji 農 (のう) carries a long vowel おう, and 業 is read ぎょう. Option 2 correctly combines these.

• 1のぎよう — wrong reading of 農 (should be のう, not の) and wrong okurigana ordering for 業.
• 3のんぎょう — inserts an extra ん; 農 is not read のん.
• 4のうぎょ — drops the long vowel う from 業 (should be ぎょう, not ぎょ).

• 農業のうぎょう — agriculture, farming

募集 is read ぼしゅう, meaning 'recruitment / call for applicants'. 募 is read ぼ (with a small っ-like stop in the following consonant), and 集 is read しゅう. Option 4 is correct.

• 1もうしゅう — wrong initial consonant; 募 is read ぼ, not も.
• 2もしゅう — wrong initial consonant and missing the long vowel う in しゅう.
• 3ぼっしゅう — inserts an unnecessary っ; the correct reading has no gemination.

• 募集ぼしゅう — recruitment, call for (applicants/volunteers)

平等 is read びょうどう, meaning 'equality'. 平 is read びょう (long vowel), and 等 is read どう. Option 4 is correct.

• 1へいとう — wrong reading of both kanji; 平 is not へい here and 等 is not とう.
• 2へいどう — 平 is read びょう in this word, not へい.
• 3びょうとう — 等 is read どう, not とう.

• 平等びょうどう — equality, equal

不規則 is read ふきそく, meaning 'irregular, disorderly.' 不 = ふ, 規 = き, 則 = そく. The sentence says 'my return-home time is irregular.' Note that 不 does not undergo rendaku here, so it stays ふ, not ぶ.

• 2ぶきそく incorrectly applies rendaku to 不, turning ふ into ぶ. The correct reading is ふきそく.
• 3ふぎそく misreads 規 as ぎ instead of き.
• 4ぶぎそく has both errors: rendaku on 不 (ぶ) and misreading 規 as ぎ.

• 不規則ふきそく — irregular, disorderly

夜中 is read よなか, meaning 'middle of the night, late at night.' 夜 = よ, 中 = なか. The sentence says 'sometimes it becomes the middle of the night.'

• 1よじゅう misreads 中 as じゅう (as in 一中/十中). The correct reading here is なか.
• 2やじゅう misreads both: 夜 as や and 中 as じゅう. 夜中 is not read this way.
• 3やなか misreads 夜 as や instead of よ.

• 夜中よなか — middle of the night, late at night

Option 3 (けつえき) is the correct reading for 血液. 血 is read けつ (Sino-Japanese reading) and 液 is read えき, forming けつえき, meaning 'blood.'

• 1けついき incorrectly reads 液 as いき instead of えき.
• 2ちいき uses the native reading ち for 血 (as in 血ち) and misreads 液 as いき; this is not a valid compound reading.
• 4ちえき uses the native reading ち for 血; while 血 can be read ち in native words, in this kanji compound the Sino-Japanese reading けつ is required.

• 血液けつえき — blood
• 体内たいない — inside the body
• 酸素さんそ — oxygen

Option 2 (えいようぶん) is the correct reading for 栄養分. 栄(えい) + 養(よう) + 分(ぶん). The long vowel in よう and the reading ぶん for 分 are key points being tested.

• 1えようぶん drops the い from えい, shortening the first mora; the correct Sino-Japanese reading of 栄 is えい.
• 3えようふん both drops the い from えい and misreads 分 as ふん instead of ぶん.
• 4えいようふん keeps えいよう correct but misreads 分 as ふん instead of ぶん.

• 栄養分えいようぶん — nutrients, nourishment
• 供給きょうきゅう — supply, provision

Option 1 (きょうきゅう) is the correct reading for 供給. 供 is read きょう and 給 is read きゅう, forming きょうきゅう, meaning 'to supply/provide.'

• 2きゅうきゅう swaps the readings, reading 供 as きゅう (wrong for this compound) and 給 as きゅう.
• 3きゅうきょう swaps the readings of both kanji, reading 供 as きゅう and 給 as きょう.
• 4きょうきょう reads 給 as きょう instead of きゅう.

• 供給きょうきゅう — supply, provision
• 運び去る（はこびさる） — to carry away, remove