N2 Vocabulary · Test 95

The reading ほうほう corresponds to 方法, meaning 'method / way.' The sentence says 'you should think of a 方法 (method) to compensate for it.' 方法 is the standard word for 'method.'

• 1方々 reads ほうぼう and means 'here and there / various places.' It does not mean 'method.'
• 3法々 is not a real word.
• 4法方 is not a real word.

• 方法ほうほう — method, way
• 方々ほうぼう — here and there, various places

The reading はんばい corresponds to 販売, meaning 'sale / selling.' The sentence says 'The boots はんばい (sold) here are soft and easy to wear.' 販売される is the passive of 販売する (to sell), meaning 'are sold.'

• 1敗売 is not a real word. 敗 (はい/やぶ-) relates to 'defeat' and does not combine with 売.
• 2敗買 is not a real word. Neither kanji fits the reading はんばい.
• 4販買 is not a real word. 買 (ばい) means 'buy,' but the correct compound for 'selling' is 販売, not 販買.

• 販売はんばい — sale, selling
• 販売はんばいされる — to be sold (passive)

The reading かわぐつ corresponds to 革靴, meaning 'leather shoes/boots.' 革 (かわ) means 'leather' and 靴 (くつ) means 'shoes/boots.' The sentence says 'The 革靴 (leather boots) sold here are soft and easy to wear.'

• 1毛靴 (けぐつ) would mean 'fur/wool shoes,' not かわぐつ. 毛 reads け, not かわ.
• 2毛鞄 is not a valid word for shoes; 鞄 (かばん) means 'bag,' and 毛 reads け.
• 4革鞄 (かわかばん) means 'leather bag,' not shoes. 鞄 means 'bag,' not 'shoes.'

• 革靴かわぐつ — leather shoes/boots
• 革かわ — leather
• 靴くつ — shoes, footwear
• 鞄かばん — bag

The reading やわらかくて corresponds to 柔らかくて (te-form of 柔らかい), meaning 'soft / flexible.' The sentence says 'The leather boots sold here are 柔らかくて (soft) and easy to wear.' 柔らかい is the standard adjective for 'soft/flexible.'

• 1快らかくて (こころよらかくて) means 'pleasant/refreshing' and is used for feelings or health, not for physical softness. It also does not read やわらかくて.
• 2和らかくて is not a standard word. 和 (わ) does not carry the meaning 'soft' in this form.
• 4適らかくて is not a standard word. 適 (てき) means 'suitable,' not 'soft.'

• 柔やわらかい — soft, flexible, tender
• 快こころよらか — pleasant, refreshing

The reading そんけい corresponds to 尊敬, meaning 'respect.' The sentence says 'I gave a fountain pen to a 先生 (teacher) I そんけい (respect).' 尊敬する is the standard verb 'to respect.'

• 1恵尊 is not a real word. The kanji are reversed/incorrect; 恵 (けい/めぐ) means 'blessing/favor.'
• 2敬尊 is not a real word. The kanji order is wrong; the correct compound is 尊敬, not 敬尊.
• 3尊恵 is not a real word. 恵 does not belong in this compound.

• 尊敬そんけい — respect, reverence
• 尊敬そんけいする — to respect
• 万年筆まんねんひつ — fountain pen

The underlined word きっさてん means 'coffee shop / café'. The correct kanji is 喫茶店. 喫 (キツ) means 'to drink / to smoke', 茶 (サ/ちゃ) means 'tea', and 店 (テン/みせ) means 'shop'. Together they form 喫茶店 (きっさてん).

• 1給茶店 uses 給 (キュウ, 'to supply/provide'), which is a different kanji. 給茶 could mean 'tea service' but the compound 給茶店 is not the standard word for a café.
• 3供茶店 uses 供 (キョウ/供える, 'to offer'), which is the wrong kanji for this word. 供茶店 is not a real word.
• 4吸茶店 uses 吸 (キュウ, 'to inhale/suck'), which is the wrong kanji. 吸茶店 is not a real word.

• 喫茶店きっさてん — coffee shop, café
• 喫きつ — to drink, to smoke (e.g. 喫煙)
• 茶さ / ちゃ — tea
• 店てん / みせ — shop, store

The underlined word いっばい means 'one cup/glass' and is written 一杯. The kanji 一 ('one') + 杯 ('cup/sake cup', counter for liquids) gives the reading いっぱい. In this sentence, 一杯のコーヒー means 'a cup of coffee'.

• 1一器 uses 器 (キ, 'vessel/container'). While it could conceptually mean 'one vessel', 一器 is not a standard counter for coffee and does not read いっぱい.
• 2一服 (いっぷく) means 'one cup/dose' and can be used for tea (一服のお茶). However, the reading is いっぷく, not いっぱい, so it does not match the furigana.
• 4一皿 (ひとさら/いっさら) means 'one plate/dish'. Coffee is served in a cup, not on a plate, and the reading does not match いっぱい.

• 一杯いっぱい — one cup/glass (of a beverage)
• 一服いっぷく — one cup (of tea), a short rest
• 一皿ひとさら — one plate/dish

The underlined word つかれ means 'fatigue/tiredness' and is written 疲れ. The verb 疲れる (つかれる, 'to get tired') has the noun form 疲れ (つかれ). The sentence says 'a cup of coffee at a café relieves the fatigue of work' (仕事のつかれをとってくれる).

• 1療れ is not a real word. 療 (リョウ) appears in words like 療養 (りょうよう, 'medical care/recuperation'), but there is no verb 療れる.
• 2痛れ is not a real word. 痛 (ツウ/いた) appears in 痛い (いたい, 'painful'), but there is no noun form 痛れ meaning 'pain' in standard usage.
• 4病れ is not a real word. 病 (ビョウ/や) appears in 病気 (びょうき, 'illness'), but there is no verb 病れる that would produce this noun.

• 疲つかれ — fatigue, tiredness
• 疲つかれる — to become tired
• 療養りょうよう — medical care, recuperation
• 痛いたい — painful
• 病気びょうき — illness, sickness

The underlined word たまご means 'egg' and is written 卵. The sentence says 'Make a sweet snack using eggs and milk.' 卵 (たまご) is the standard word for 'egg'.

• 2卯 (う) is a kanji used for the fourth sign of the Chinese zodiac (the rabbit). It is not read たまご and does not mean 'egg'.
• 3玉 (たま) means 'ball, jewel, bead'. While 卵 can sometimes be written as 玉子 in certain food contexts (e.g. 玉子焼き), the standalone word たまご meaning 'egg' is properly written 卵, and 玉 alone is read たま, not たまご.
• 4王 (おう) means 'king'. It is unrelated to eggs and is read おう, not たまご.

• 卵たまご — egg
• 卯う — fourth zodiac sign (rabbit)
• 玉たま — ball, jewel, bead
• 王おう — king

The underlined word ぎゅうにゅう means 'cow's milk' and is written 牛乳. 牛 (ギュウ, 'cow') + 乳 (ニュウ, 'milk') = 牛乳 (ぎゅうにゅう). The sentence says 'Make a sweet snack using eggs and milk.'

• 1浮牛 is not a real word. 浮 (フ, 'float') and 牛 (ギュウ, 'cow') are combined in the wrong order and do not form any standard vocabulary word.
• 2乳牛 (にゅうぎゅう) means 'dairy cow' — the kanji are reversed. While this is a real word, it refers to the animal (a milk-producing cow), not the milk itself, and its reading is にゅうぎゅう, not ぎゅうにゅう.
• 3牛浮 is not a real word. The kanji are in the wrong order and this compound does not exist in Japanese.

• 牛乳ぎゅうにゅう — cow's milk
• 乳牛にゅうぎゅう — dairy cow (the animal)
• 牛ぎゅう / うし — cow, cattle
• 乳にゅう / ちち — milk