N2 Vocabulary · Test 86

「担当」is read「たんとう」. It means 'the person in charge, responsible.' Here「担当の係員」means 'the staff member in charge.'

• 1「だんとう」uses voiced だ instead of た; this is a dakuten error.
• 2「だんどう」has both the dakuten error and a long vowel どう instead of とう.
• 4「たんどう」has the wrong long vowel; 担 is たん and 当 is とう, not どう.

• 担当たんとう — in charge, responsible (person)

「係員」is read「かかりいん」. It means 'staff member, clerk.' The sentence describes the staff member in charge entering the room carrying a bundle of documents.

• 1「やくいん」is「役員」(executive/officer), a different word with similar kanji.
• 2「しょくいん」is「職員」(employee/staff), a plausible near-synonym but different word.
• 4「けいいん」is「警員」(police officer), unrelated but visually similar.

• 係員かかりいん — staff member, clerk

「束」as a standalone noun is read「たば」. It means 'bundle, bunch, sheaf.' Here「書類の束」means 'a bundle of documents,' which the staff member carries under their arm.

• 2「そく」is a counter reading of 束 (e.g., 一束いっそく), but as a standalone noun it is read たば.
• 3「つつみ」is「包み」(wrapper/package), a different word.
• 4「ふくろ」is「袋」(bag/sack), a different word.

• 束たば — bundle, bunch, sheaf

腕 means 'arm' and is read うで. The sentence describes the staff member carrying a bundle of documents under/in his arm and entering the room, so 腕（うで）に抱えて is the correct reading.

• 2むね means 胸 (chest). You cannot carry documents against your chest using this expression with 抱えて in the same way; also the kanji 腕 is never read むね.
• 3わき means 脇 (armpit/side). While 脇に抱える is a possible phrase, the kanji here is 腕, not 脇, so this reading is wrong.
• 4ひじ means 肘 (elbow). The kanji 腕 is not read ひじ.

• 腕うで — arm
• 係員かかりいん — staff member in charge
• 束たば — bundle, bunch
• 抱かかえる — to carry/hold under one's arm; to be burdened with

抱えて is read かかえて, the て-form of 抱える (to hold/carry something under one's arm). 腕に抱えて is the standard collocation for carrying something in one's arms.

• 1おさえて is 押さえて (to press down, hold down, keep under control). You don't 'press down' a bundle of documents against your arm.
• 2とらえて is not a standard word; the intended distractor is 捕えて／捉えて (とらえて, to catch/capture), which does not fit carrying documents.
• 3かまえて is 構えて (to take a stance, be prepared). Not appropriate for carrying documents.

• 抱かかえる — to carry/hold under one's arm; to be burdened with
• 押おさえる — to press down, hold down, suppress
• 捉とらえる — to catch, capture, grasp (a concept)
• 構かまえる — to take a stance, set up, be prepared

The correct reading for 被害 is ひがい (higai). The word means 'damage' or 'injury'.

• 2きがい is the reading for 危害, which means 'harm' or 'injury', but it is the wrong kanji here.
• 3そんがい is the reading for 損害, which means 'damage' or 'loss', but it is the wrong kanji here.
• 4へいがい is the reading for 弊害, which means 'bad effect' or 'abuse', but it is the wrong kanji here.

• 被害ひがい — damage, injury

The correct reading for 記事 is きじ (kiji). The word means 'article' (as in a newspaper or magazine).

• 1きし is an incorrect reading for this compound, though it could be the reading for other kanji like 岸.
• 3ぎし is an incorrect reading; it uses the voiced sound ぎ instead of き, and could be the reading for 技師.
• 4ぎじ is an incorrect reading; it uses the voiced sound ぎ instead of き, and could be the reading for 議事.

• 記事きじ — article (in a newspaper/magazine)

The correct reading for 汗 is あせ (ase). The word means 'sweat'. The phrase 汗を流して means 'working up a sweat' or 'working hard'.

• 2ち is the reading for 血, meaning 'blood'. You do not 'flow blood' in this context of working hard.
• 3つゆ is the reading for 露 or 梅雨, meaning 'dew' or 'rainy season'.
• 4なみだ is the reading for 涙, meaning 'tears'.

• 汗あせ — sweat

The tested word is 流して, the て-form of 流す (ながす, 'to shed/let flow'). The correct reading is ながして (option 3). In the phrase 汗を流して ('shedding sweat'), this is the standard expression for working hard and sweating.

• 1おとして is the て-form of 落とす (おとす, 'to drop'). 汗を落として would mean 'dropping sweat,' which is not the idiomatic expression.
• 2たらして is the て-form of 垂らす (たらす, 'to drip/let drip'). While 涙を垂らす ('shed tears') exists, 汗を流す is the fixed collocation, not 汗を垂らす.
• 4ぬらして is the て-form of 濡らす (ぬらす, 'to wet/soak'). 汗を濡らして is grammatically unnatural and not a set expression.

• 流ながす — to let flow, to shed (sweat/tears)
• 汗を流す（あせをながす） — to shed sweat (from hard work)

The tested word is 働いて, the て-form of 働く (はたらく, 'to work'). The correct reading is はたらいて (option 1). The sentence describes people who are working behind the scenes.

• 2かがやいて is the て-form of 輝く (かがやく, 'to shine/sparkle'). This does not fit the context of people laboring.
• 3かたむいて is the て-form of 傾く (かたむく, 'to tilt/incline'). Unrelated to working.
• 4みちびいて is the て-form of 導く (みちびく, 'to guide/lead'). Unrelated to working.

• 働はたらく — to work, to labor