N2 Vocabulary · Test 93

ざっし is written 雑誌, meaning 'magazine'. 雑(ざつ, here ざっ) + 誌(し). The sentence means 'When launching/publishing a magazine...'.

• 1草誌 uses 草 (くさ) instead of 雑; not a real word.
• 2草紙 is a real word (そうし, rough paper/scratch paper) but reads そうし, not ざっし, and does not mean magazine.
• 4雑紙 is not a standard word; it uses the wrong second kanji (紙 instead of 誌).

• 雑誌ざっし — magazine

はっかん is written 発刊, meaning 'publication (of a magazine/book), launching a new periodical'. 発(はつ, here はっ) + 刊(かん). The sentence means 'When publishing a magazine...'.

• 1初巻 (しょかん) means 'first volume', wrong reading and meaning.
• 2初刊 (しょかん) is not the target word and does not read はっかん.
• 3発巻 is not a standard word; it uses the wrong second kanji (巻 instead of 刊).

• 発刊はっかん — publication, launching (a magazine/periodical)

いっぱん is written 一般, meaning 'general, ordinary, public'. 一(いっ) + 般(ぱん). The sentence means 'I decided to recruit/solicit names from the general public.'

• 1一販 is not a real word; 販 (sales) is a lookalike for 般.
• 2一帆 (いっぱん) is a name/term meaning 'one sail', not the intended word.
• 4一版 (いっぱん) means 'first edition', a near-homophone but wrong meaning for this context.

• 一般いっぱん — general, ordinary, public

ぼしゅう is written 募集, meaning 'recruitment, solicitation, call for (applicants/names)'. 募(ぼ) + 集(しゅう). The sentence means 'I decided to solicit names from the general public.'

• 1募収 uses 収 instead of 集; not a standard word.
• 3慕収 uses 慕 (yearn for) instead of 募; not a standard word.
• 4慕集 uses 慕 instead of 募; not a standard word.

• 募集ぼしゅう — recruitment, solicitation, call for entries

The reading こうがくれき corresponds to 高学歴 (こう・がく・れき). This is a well-known compound meaning 'high educational background' or 'highly educated.' 高(こう) = high, 学(がく) = study/learning, 歴(れき) = history/record. Together they form 高学歴化 (the trend toward higher education), which fits the context of women becoming more highly educated.

• 2高学暫 uses 暦(れき/こよみ) instead of 歴(れき). 暦 means 'calendar,' while 歴 means 'history/record.' Though both can be read れき, the correct kanji for 'academic history' is 学歴, not 学暦.
• 3広学暦 uses both the wrong first kanji 広(こう/ひろ) meaning 'wide/broad' instead of 高 'high,' and the wrong second kanji 暦 'calendar' instead of 歴 'history.'
• 4広学歴 uses 広 'wide/broad' instead of 高 'high.' The compound should be 高学歴 (high academic background), not 広学歴.

• 高学歴こうがくれき — high educational background; highly educated
• 高学歴化こうがくれきか — the trend toward higher education

「かしこい」means 'smart, clever, intelligent.' The sentence says 'Our dog is very かしこい.' Option 1, 頭がいい (lit. 'has a good head' = smart/clever), is the correct paraphrase.

• 2「足が速い」means 'fast (at running),' not smart.
• 3「めずらしい」means 'rare, unusual,' unrelated to intelligence.
• 4「おとなしい」means 'quiet, gentle, docile,' describing temperament, not intelligence.

• かしこい — smart, clever, intelligent
• 頭あたまがいい — smart, clever
• 足が速い（あしがはやい） — fast (at running)
• めずらしい — rare, unusual
• おとなしい — quiet, gentle, docile

「大げさ（おおげさ）」means 'exaggerated, over-the-top.' The sentence says 'His stories are always 大げさ.' Option 4, オーバーだ (from English 'over,' meaning exaggerated), is the correct synonym.

• 1「エネルギーがある」means 'energetic, full of energy,' not exaggerated.
• 2「ユーモアがある」means 'humorous,' not exaggerated.
• 3「オープンだ」means 'open, frank,' not exaggerated.

• 大おおげさ — exaggerated, over-the-top
• オーバーだ — exaggerated (from English 'over')
• エネルギーがある — energetic
• ユーモアがある — humorous
• オープンだ — open, frank

「取材（しゅざい）」means 'gathering information/reporting for a news article or broadcast.' Option 4 says 'When I 取材した (covered/gathered material on) that athlete's practice situation, I was very nervous' — this is the correct usage, as a journalist visiting and observing a subject for a story.

• 1Asking a friend about exam scope is simply asking/inquiring, not journalistic gathering. Should use something like 聞きました.
• 2Checking store business hours before shopping is confirming information, not 取材. Should use 確認しておこう.
• 3Looking up maps on the internet is searching, not 取材. Should use 検索できる.

• 取材しゅざい — gathering information/reporting (for news/media)

「きっかけ」means 'trigger, opportunity, chance (that leads to something).' Option 2 says 'Being praised for my photos by a friend was the きっかけ (trigger) for me to start studying seriously' — this is the correct usage, as きっかけ describes an event that prompts a new action or change.

• 1'季節のきっかけは風邪をひきやすい' is wrong. The intended meaning is 'the change of seasons makes one prone to colds,' which should use 変わり目 (turning point/transition), not きっかけ.
• 3'反対するきっかけは…' is wrong. きっかけ describes a trigger event, not a reason. The sentence wants 理由 (reason) for opposing.
• 4'次のきっかけに訪れよう' is wrong. Here the intended meaning is 'next opportunity/time,' which should use 機会 (opportunity), not きっかけ.

• きっかけ — trigger, opportunity, chance that leads to something
• 変わり目（かわりめ） — turning point, transition (e.g., of seasons)
• 機会きかい — opportunity, occasion

「深刻（しんこく）」means 'serious, grave, severe' (about a problem or situation). Option 3 says 'He seems to have a 深刻な (serious/grave) worry' — this is correct, as 深刻 describes the severity of a problem or distress.

• 1'深刻な愛情' is wrong. Love/affection should be described as 深い (deep), not 深刻 (grave/serious). 深刻 is for problems, not emotions like love.
• 2'深刻に過ごしている' is wrong. Spending time with family should be described with words like 楽しく or 大切に, not 深刻に (gravely/seriously).
• 4'深刻に勉強した' is wrong. Studying seriously should use 真剣に (seriously/earnestly), not 深刻に, which implies a grave or dire situation.

• 深刻しんこく — serious, grave, severe (about a problem/situation)
• 真剣しんけんに — seriously, earnestly
• 深ふかい — deep