N2 Vocabulary · Test 90

The correct answer is 3. 県庁 (けんちょう) means 'prefectural government office.' The sentence means 'People who go to the prefectural office are troubled because the parking lot is narrow.' けんちょう is read as 県庁.

• 1見庁 — 見 (けん) can have the reading 'けん,' but 見庁 is not a real word. It is a plausible-looking distractor using a kanji with the same on-reading.
• 2原庁 — 原 also can be read 'げん,' not 'けん,' and 原庁 is not a real word.
• 4厚庁 — 厚 is read 'こう,' not 'けん,' and 厚庁 is not a real word.

• 県庁けんちょう — prefectural government office

The correct answer is 2. 駐車場 (ちゅうしゃじょう) means 'parking lot.' The sentence says the parking lot at the prefectural office is narrow, causing trouble. 駐 (ちゅう) + 車 (しゃ) + 場 (じょう) = parking place.

• 1駅車場 — 駅 (えき) means 'station,' and 駅車場 is not a real word. The reading does not match ちゅうしゃじょう.
• 3馳車場 — 馰 is not a standard kanji for this word; 馳 (ち) does not give the reading ちゅう. This is a lookalike distractor.
• 4騒車場 — 騒 (そう/さわ) does not give the reading ちゅう, and 騒車場 is not a real word.

• 駐車場ちゅうしゃじょう — parking lot
• 駅えき — train station

The correct answer is 3. 狭くて (せまくて) is the te-form of 狭い (せまい), meaning 'narrow / cramped.' The sentence says the parking lot is narrow, causing trouble. 狭 is the correct kanji for せまい.

• 1侠くて — 侠 (きょう) is used in words like 侠客 (きょうかく, swordsman/gallant person). It is a lookalike kanji but does not read せま.
• 2挟くて — 挟 is read はさ(む), meaning 'to insert/sandwich.' It looks similar to 狭 but has a different reading and meaning.
• 4峡くて — 峡 (きょう) appears in 峡谷 (きょうこく, gorge/canyon). It shares the radical but does not read せま.

• 狭せまい — narrow; cramped
• 挟はさむ — to insert; to sandwich
• 峡きょう — gorge; canyon

The correct answer is 3. 困って (こまって) is the te-form of 困る (こまる), meaning 'to be troubled / to have difficulty.' The sentence says people going to the prefectural office are troubled because the parking lot is narrow.

• 1囚って — 囚 is read しゅう (as in 囚人 しゅうじん, prisoner). 囚って would be read しゅうって, not こまって. It is a lookalike distractor sharing the 囗 radical.
• 2因って — 因 is read いん or よ(る) (as in 因る よる, to depend on). 因って would be よって, not こまって.
• 4固って — 固 is read こ(まる) in some forms, but 固る is かた(まる), meaning 'to harden/solidify.' 固って would be かたって, not こまって.

• 困こまる — to be troubled; to have difficulty
• 囚しゅうう — to imprison (rare)
• 因よる — to depend on; to be due to
• 固かたまる — to harden; to solidify

改札口 (かいさつぐち) means 'ticket gate' (at a train station, etc.). 改 (かい) means 'to change/renew/check', 札 (さつ) means 'ticket', and 口 (ぐち) means 'entrance/exit'. Together they form the word for the place where tickets are checked.

• 1開冊口 uses 開 (open) and 冊 (booklet/volume) — neither kanji is correct for this word.
• 2開札口 uses the correct 札 but the wrong first kanji 開 (open) instead of 改 (check/inspect).
• 3改冊口 uses the correct 改 but the wrong middle kanji 冊 (booklet) instead of 札 (ticket).

• 改札口かいさつぐち — ticket gate (at a station)

The correct answer is 2. 強力 (きょうりょく) means 'strong, powerful.' The sentence says きょうりょくなチームが多かった ('there were many strong teams'), and 強力な is the adjective meaning 'strong/powerful,' which fits perfectly with チーム (team).

• 11. 恐力 is not a real Japanese word. It uses 恐 (おそ/きょう, 'fear') combined with 力, but this compound does not exist.
• 33. 協力 (きょうりょく) is a real word but means 'cooperation, assistance.' It is a noun and is not used with な to modify another noun like チーム. The sentence requires an adjective meaning 'strong,' not 'cooperative.'
• 44. 競力 is not a real Japanese word. 競 (きょう, 'compete') combined with 力 does not form a standard compound.

• 強力きょうりょく — strong, powerful (used with な)
• 協力きょうりょく — cooperation, assistance (noun)

The correct answer is 4. 優勝 (ゆうしょう) means 'championship, winning a tournament.' The sentence says ゆうしょうできた ('was able to win the championship'), which fits the context of a sports competition where the athlete overcame strong teams to win.

• 11. 勇賞 is not a real word. 勇 (ゆう, 'bravery') + 賞 (しょう, 'prize') does not form a standard compound.
• 22. 勇勝 is not a real word. 勇 (ゆう, 'bravery') + 勝 (しょう, 'victory') is not a standard Japanese compound.
• 33. 優賞 is not a real word. 優 (ゆう, 'excellent') + 賞 (しょう, 'prize') does not form a standard compound meaning 'championship.'

• 優勝ゆうしょう — championship, winning a tournament

The correct answer is 1. 幸運 (こううん) means 'good luck, fortune.' The sentence says とてもこううんでした ('was very lucky'), which fits the context — the athlete was able to win despite many strong teams, so they felt it was very fortunate.

• 22. 暑運 is not a real word. 暑 (しょ/あつ, 'hot') + 運 (うん, 'luck/fortune') is not a standard compound.
• 33. 高運 is not a real word. 高 (こう/たか, 'high') + 運 (うん, 'luck') is not a standard Japanese compound.
• 44. 向運 is not a real word. 向 (こう/む, 'direction/facing') + 運 (うん, 'luck') is not a standard compound.

• 幸運こううん — good luck, fortune

The correct answer is 4. 選手 (せんしゅ) means 'athlete, player, competitor.' The sentence says そのせんしゅは言っていた ('that athlete said'), which fits the context of someone who participated in a sports tournament and won.

• 11. 専手 is not a real word. 専 (せん, 'specialty/exclusive') + 手 (しゅ, 'hand/person') is not a standard compound.
• 22. 戦手 is not a real word. 戦 (せん, 'battle/war') + 手 (しゅ, 'hand/person') is not a standard Japanese compound.
• 33. 宣手 is not a real word. 宣 (せん, 'proclaim') + 手 (しゅ, 'hand/person') is not a standard compound.

• 選手せんしゅ — athlete, player, competitor

観測（かんそく）means 'observation' (especially of weather, astronomical phenomena, etc.). The sentence says 'The lowest temperature observed in Tokyo yesterday was zero degrees.' 観測される is the passive form, 'was observed/measured,' which is the standard collocation for recording weather data.

• 1歓測 is not a real word. 歓（かん）means 'rejoice/delight' (as in 歓迎, welcome) and is used in the wrong context here.
• 2歓則 is not a real word. 則（そく）means 'rule/law,' which does not fit the meaning of かんそく as 'observation.'
• 4観則 is not a real word. 観 is correct but 則（そく, rule) is wrong — the second kanji must be 測（そく, measure).

• 観測かんそく — observation (of weather, natural phenomena, etc.)