N2 Vocabulary · Test 84

「配布」is read 「はいふ」, meaning 'distribution / handing out'. The sentence means: 'Materials were distributed about the possibility of gas explosions during an earthquake.' Option 3 is correct.

• 1「ぶんふ」is not a valid reading. It may mimic 分布 (ぶんぷ, distribution in a geographic/statistical sense), but with ふ instead of ぷ.
• 2「ぶんぷ」is the reading of 分布 (geographic distribution), a different word from 配布. A deliberate near-synonym distractor.
• 4「はいぷ」uses the right first kanji reading はい but the wrong voicing for 布; 布 is read ふ (unvoiced) here, not ぷ.

• 配布はいふ — distribution, handing out
• 資料しりょう — materials, documents

「熱演」is read 「ねつえん」, meaning 'passionate performance / playing with great fervor'. The sentence means: 'The pianist who gave the most passionate performance won the competition.' Option 4 is correct.

• 1「めいえん」corresponds to 名演 (a fine/brilliant performance), a plausible near-synonym but not the reading of 熱演.
• 2「きょうえん」could correspond to 狂演/競演, not 熱演. A deliberate lookalike distractor.
• 3「こうえん」corresponds to 公演 (a public performance) or 好演 (a good performance), not 熱演.

• 熱演ねつえん — passionate performance, playing with fervor
• ピアニスト — pianist
• コンクール — competition (music/art)

「優勝」is read 「ゆうしょう」, meaning 'winning first place / championship'. The sentence means: 'The pianist who gave the most passionate performance won the competition.' Option 1 is correct.

• 2「ゆうしゅう」uses しゅう instead of しょう for 勝. 勝 is read しょう here, not しゅう.
• 3「ゆしょう」drops the long vowel う from 優 (ゆう→ゆ). 優 is ゆう, with a long vowel.
• 4「ゆしゅう」combines both errors: drops the long vowel in 優 and uses しゅう instead of しょう for 勝.

• 優勝ゆうしょう — winning first place, championship
• コンクール — competition (music/art)

The correct answer is 3. 焼けて (やけて) is the te-form of 焼ける (to burn down / be destroyed by fire). The sentence means 'Everything burned down in the fire, and nothing is left.' The context of 火事 (fire) makes this the natural choice.

• 1とけて is the te-form of 溶ける (とける), meaning 'to melt' (e.g., ice or metal turning liquid). Things in a fire may burn, not melt, so this does not fit.
• 2ぬけて is the te-form of 抜ける (ぬける), meaning 'to come out / fall out / slip through.' It has nothing to do with fire destroying things.
• 4よけて is the te-form of 除ける (よける), meaning 'to avoid / dodge / move aside.' It does not fit the context of things being destroyed by fire.

• 焼やける — to burn (intransitive); to be destroyed by fire
• 溶とける — to melt
• 抜ぬける — to come out; to fall out
• 除よける — to avoid; to dodge

The correct answer is 3. 残って (のこって) is the te-form of 残る (のこる), meaning 'to remain / be left.' The sentence says 'Everything burned down in the fire, and nothing remains.' 何も残っていない = 'nothing is left.'

• 1あまって is the te-form of 余る (あまる), meaning 'to be left over (in surplus).' While it can mean 'left over,' it implies excess/surplus rather than things surviving destruction, so it does not fit here.
• 2おわって is the te-form of 終わる (おわる), meaning 'to finish / end.' This does not mean 'to remain.'
• 4かわって is the te-form of 変わる (かわる), meaning 'to change.' This is unrelated to the context of things remaining after a fire.

• 残のこる — to remain; to be left behind
• 余あまる — to be left over (surplus)
• 終おわる — to finish; to end
• 変かわる — to change

地震 is read じしん. It means 'earthquake.' 地 is read じ and 震 is read しん.

• 1じちん is wrong; 震 is read しん, not ちん.
• 2ちしん is wrong; 地 is read じ here, not ち.
• 4ちじん is wrong; both readings are incorrect.

• 地震じしん — earthquake
• 際さい — occasion, time, when
• 被害ひがい — damage, harm, injury

際 is read さい. It means 'occasion, time, when (something happens).' In the pattern 際には it means 'at the time of / when.'

• 1とき is a kun'yomi meaning 'time,' but the kanji 際 is not read とき in this context; the question asks for the correct reading of the kanji.
• 2おり is a kun'yomi meaning 'time/occasion,' but 際 is not read おり.
• 3せつ is wrong; this is not a valid reading of 際. May be confused with 切 (せつ).

• 際さい — occasion, time, when
• 際さいには — at the time of, when

被害 is read ひがい. It means 'damage, harm, injury (suffered).' 被 is read ひ and 害 is read がい.

• 1ひげい is wrong; 害 is read がい, not げい.
• 3はげい is wrong; 被 is read ひ, not は.
• 4はがい is wrong; 被 is read ひ, not は.

• 被害ひがい — damage, harm, injury
• 確たしかな — reliable, certain, sure
• 情報じょうほう — information

The correct answer is 4. 確かな (たしかな) means 'reliable, certain, accurate.' In the context of the sentence — 'When a large earthquake occurs, it is important to first obtain reliable information about the damage' — 確かな modifies 情報 (information) to mean information that is trustworthy and accurate, which is exactly what you need in an emergency.

• 11. ゆたかな (豊かな) means 'abundant, rich.' You cannot describe 情報 as 'abundant' with this adjective; 豊かな is used for things like imagination, nature, or harvests.
• 22. おだやかな (穏やかな) means 'calm, gentle, mild.' It describes weather, personality, or demeanor, not information.
• 33. さわやかな (爽やかな) means 'refreshing, crisp.' It describes breeze, weather, or a person's impression, not information.

• 確たしかな — reliable, certain, accurate
• 豊ゆたかな — abundant, rich
• 穏おだやかな — calm, gentle, mild
• 爽さわやかな — refreshing, crisp

The correct answer is 3. 情報 is read じょうほう (jōhō). The kanji 情 is read じょう (with a long vowel 'ō') and 報 is read ほう (with a long vowel 'ō'). Together they form じょうほう. This is a very common word meaning 'information.'

• 11. じょうほ is missing the long vowel on the second kanji 報 (should be ほう, not ほ).
• 22. じょほ has the wrong reading for both kanji — 情 is not read じょ and 報 is not read ほ.
• 44. じょほう has the wrong reading for 情 (should be じょう, not じょ); only the second part ほう is correct.

• 情報じょうほう — information