N2 Vocabulary · Test 83

次々と is read つぎつぎと. 次々と means 'one after another / in succession.' The sentence says universities relocated to the suburbs one after another.

• 2だんだんと — だんだん(と) means 'gradually,' which does not match the meaning of 次々と.
• 3たびたびと — たびたび means 'frequently / repeatedly,' a different meaning.
• 4ぞくぞくと — ぞくぞく(と) means 'one after another' but is written 続々と, not 次々と; the reading does not match the kanji given.

• 次々つぎつぎと — one after another; in succession

郊外 is read こうがい. 郊 (こう) means 'outskirts/suburbs' and 外 (がい) means 'outside.' 郊外 means 'suburbs/outskirts.' The sentence says universities relocated to the suburbs.

• 1こうがい — This is identical to option 2 and is also the correct reading; see the reported issue regarding duplicate options.
• 3ぎょうがい — Incorrect reading; 郊 is read こう, not ぎょう.
• 4きょうがい — Incorrect reading; this would correspond to a different kanji (e.g., 境外), not 郊外.

• 郊外こうがい — suburbs; outskirts

移転 is read いてん. 移 (い) means 'move/shift' and 転 (てん) means 'turn/transfer.' 移転 means 'relocation / moving (of an office, school, etc.).' The sentence says universities relocated to the suburbs.

• 1はってん — This is 発展 (はってん, 'development/growth'), a different word with different kanji.
• 2じてん — This could correspond to 時点 (じてん, 'point in time') or 事典 (じてん, 'dictionary'), neither of which matches 移転.
• 3かいてん — This is 回転 (かいてん, 'rotation') or 開店 (かいてん, 'opening a store'), different words.

• 移転いてん — relocation; moving (of an institution/business)

「標識」 is read 「ひょうしき」, meaning 'sign' or 'signpost'. The sentence means 'You cannot park in places where this sign is posted.' Option 2 correctly gives the reading.

• 1「ひょうじき」 is an incorrect reading; the middle character 標 is read ひょう here, but the voicing pattern is wrong — the correct reading is ひょうしき, not ひょうじき.
• 3「しょうじき」 swaps the first kanji's reading; 正(しょう) is a different kanji. This is a plausible distractor because 正直(しょうじき, 'honest') is a common word.
• 4「しょうしき」 also uses the wrong first-kanji reading しょう instead of ひょう.

• 標識ひょうしき — sign, signpost, notice board

「駐車」 is read 「ちゅうしゃ」, meaning 'parking (a vehicle)'. The sentence means 'You cannot park where this sign is.' Option 2 correctly gives the reading.

• 1「ていしゃ」 is the reading of 停車 ('stopping a train/car'), a near-synonym distractor. 駐 is read ちゅう, not てい.
• 3「たいしゃ」 corresponds to 退車 ('retiring a vehicle') or could evoke 退社(たいしゃ, 'leaving the office'), but is not the reading of 駐車.
• 4「しゅうしゃ」 evokes 修車 or 集車-like readings; 駐 is not read しゅう.

• 駐車ちゅうしゃ — parking (a vehicle)

漁業 is read ぎょぎょう and means 'fishery, fishing industry.' The sentence この町の主な産業は漁業だ means 'The main industry of this town is fishing.' Option 2 is correct. The key is the reading of 漁 as ぎょ (on'yomi).

• 1ぎょうぎょう wrongly reads both characters with the long vowel ぎょう. A deliberate phonological distractor.
• 3りょうぎょう uses the kun'yomi-like reading りょう for 漁 (as in 漁る/りょう). A common learner error, but not the standard on'yomi compound reading.
• 4りょぎょう uses りょ for 漁, a shortened/incorrect form. Not the correct reading.

• 漁業ぎょぎょう — fishery, fishing industry
• 漁ぎょ/りょう — fishing

諸国 is read しょこく and means 'various countries, many nations.' The sentence アジア諸国の経済について講演を行った means 'I gave a lecture on the economies of Asian countries.' Option 3 is correct. 諸 is read しょ (on'yomi) and 国 is こく.

• 1しゃこく wrongly reads 諸 as しゃ. A deliberate phonological distractor (the yōon しょ vs しゃ confusion).
• 2しゃごく combines the wrong しゃ reading of 諸 with a voiced こく→ごく. Double distractor.
• 4しょごく correctly reads 諸 as しょ but wrongly voices 国 as ごく. A subtle rendaku-error distractor.

• 諸国しょこく — various countries, many nations
• 諸しょ — various, all
• 経済けいざい — economy

講演 is read こうえん and means 'lecture, talk, speech.' The sentence アジア諸国の経済について講演を行った means 'I gave a lecture on the economies of Asian countries.' Option 3 is correct. 講(こう) + 演(えん) → こうえん.

• 1ぎえん is a non-existent reading; it uses ぎ for 講, which is wrong. A deliberate distractor with a similar-sounding initial kana.
• 2ぎろん (議論) means 'discussion, debate.' A real word with a related meaning, making it a plausible distractor, but it is not the reading of 講演.
• 4こうろん (口論) means 'argument, dispute.' Another real word with a similar feel, but not the reading of 講演.

• 講演こうえん — lecture, talk, speech
• 講演を行う（こうえんをおこなう） — to give a lecture
• 議論ぎろん — discussion, debate
• 口論こうろん — argument, dispute

「賞（しょう）」 is the correct reading here. 「ノーベル賞（ノーベルしょう）」 means 'the Nobel Prize.' The kanji 賞 denotes a prize or award, and its standard reading is しょう.

• 1「しょ」 is not a valid reading for 賞. This is a distractor that resembles the correct reading but is missing the long vowel (しょう).
• 3「じょ」 is not a reading for 賞. It is a plausible-sounding distractor with a similar consonant pattern.
• 4「じょう」 is not a reading for 賞. It sounds similar to the correct しょう but uses the wrong initial consonant (じ vs. しょ).

• 賞しょう — prize, award

「偉い（えらい）」 means 'great, admirable, outstanding.' The sentence says 'I want to become a great person who could receive the Nobel Prize,' so えらい is the correct reading.

• 1「ありがたい」 means 'grateful, welcome, precious.' It is written 有り難い and does not read as 偉い.
• 2「めでたい」 means 'auspicious, congratulatory, fortunate.' It is written 目出度い/慶い and is unrelated to 偉い.
• 4「いい」 means 'good, fine.' While semantically in the same ballpark, it is not the reading of 偉い.

• 偉えらい — great, admirable, outstanding