N3 Vocabulary · Test 1

裏 is read うら, meaning 'back' or 'behind.' The sentence means 'There is a small restaurant behind this building.' Option 4 is the correct reading.

• 1そば means 'beside' or 'nearby' and is written 側/傍, not 裏.
• 2よこ means 'side' and is written 横, not 裏.
• 3かげ means 'shade' or 'behind (in the shadow of)' and is written 蔭/陰, not 裏.

• 裏うら — back, behind, reverse side

呼吸 is read こきゅう, meaning 'breathing' or 'respiration.' The sentence means 'Now, please breathe slowly.' Option 2 is correct. 呼(こ) + 吸(きゅう).

• 1こぎゅう — wrong reading; ぎゅう is not the reading of 吸. This is a distractor mixing こ with an incorrect second kanji reading.
• 3よぎゅう — wrong reading for both kanji; 呼 is not read よ.
• 4よきゅう — wrong reading for 呼; it is not read よ.

• 呼吸こきゅう — breathing, respiration

悲 is read かな (in 悲しい かなしい, 'sad'). 悲しそうな顔 means 'a sad-looking face.' Option 2 is correct.

• 1やさしそう — written 優しそう/易しそう, meaning 'gentle/easy-looking,' not 悲.
• 3きびしそう — written 厳しそう, meaning 'strict/severe-looking,' not 悲.
• 4さびしそう — written 寂しそう, meaning 'lonely-looking,' not 悲.

• 悲かなしい — sad, sorrowful

駐車 is read ちゅうしゃ, meaning 'parking (a car).' The sentence means 'Let's park around here.' Option 4 is correct. 駐(ちゅう) + 車(しゃ).

• 1しゅしゃ — wrong reading for 駐; it is not read しゅ.
• 2しゅうしゃ — wrong reading for 駐; it is not read しゅう.
• 3ちゅしゃ — missing the う; the correct reading is ちゅうしゃ, not ちゅしゃ.

• 駐車ちゅうしゃ — parking a car

逃げて is read にげて (te-form of 逃げる にげる, 'to run away, to flee'). The sentence means 'It seems they have already run away.' Option 1 is correct.

• 2なげて — te-form of 投げる なげる, 'to throw,' not 逃げる.
• 3こげて — not a standard verb form matching this kanji; 焦げる こげる means 'to get burned/scorched' and uses 焦.
• 4あげて — te-form of 上げる あげる, 'to raise/lift,' not 逃げる.

• 逃にげる — to run away, to flee, to escape

泊まり（とまり）means 'staying overnight' (noun form of 泊まる). In the sentence, 友達が家に泊まりに来た means 'a friend came to stay at my house overnight.' The kanji 泊 specifically refers to staying overnight at a place, which fits perfectly.

• 1停まり uses 停 (てい), meaning 'to stop/halt' (e.g., 停電, 停車). It is not used for staying overnight.
• 2留まり uses 留 (りゅう), meaning 'to stay/remain' in a broader sense (e.g., 留守, 留学), but it is not the correct kanji for an overnight stay.
• 4止まり uses 止 (し), meaning 'to stop' (e.g., 止まる). While 止まる and 泊まる share the reading とまる, 止まる means 'to come to a stop' (like a car), not 'to stay overnight.'

• 泊とまり — staying overnight (noun form of 泊まる)
• 泊とまる — to stay overnight

規則（きそく）means 'rules, regulations.' The sentence says 書類にはこの学校の規則が書かれていた — 'The document described this school's rules.' 規 means 'rule/standard' and 則 means 'rule/law,' together forming the standard word for 'rules.'

• 1現販 is not a real word. 現 (げん) means 'present/current' and 販 (はん) means 'selling/sales' — the combination is meaningless.
• 3規販 is not a real word. 規 is correct for the first character, but 販 (はん, 'sales') is wrong for the second.
• 4現則 is not a real word. 則 is correct for the second character, but 現 (げん, 'present') is wrong for the first.

• 規則きそく — rules, regulations

暖かい（あたたかい）means 'warm,' typically referring to air temperature, climate, or a warm atmosphere. ここは暖かいですね means 'It's warm here, isn't it?' The kanji 暖 specifically denotes warmth in temperature/air, which fits this context.

• 1明るい reads あかるい, meaning 'bright.' It has a completely different reading and meaning.
• 2暑かい is not a standard spelling. The adjective 暑い（あつい）means 'hot' (weather), but the reading あたたかい does not apply to 暑.
• 4熱かい is not a standard word. 熱（あつ/ねつ）relates to 'heat/fever,' but 熱かい is not a valid adjective form.

• 暖あたたかい — warm (referring to temperature/climate/atmosphere)
• 暑あつい — hot (weather/air temperature)
• 熱あつ/ねつ — heat, fever

薬局（やっきょく）means 'pharmacy/drugstore.' The sentence やっきょくがなかなか見つかりません means 'I can't find a pharmacy.' 薬（やく, 'medicine') + 局（きょく, 'bureau/office') combine to form the standard word for pharmacy.

• 2薬曲 is not a real word. 薬 is correct, but 曲（きょく, 'melody/tune') is the wrong kanji — it shares the reading きょく but has an unrelated meaning.
• 3楽局 is not a real word. 楽（らく/がく, 'music/comfort') is the wrong kanji for the first character, though 局 is correct for the second.
• 4楽曲（がっきょく）is a real word meaning 'musical piece/composition,' but it reads がっきょく, not やっきょく, and has nothing to do with a pharmacy.

• 薬局やっきょく — pharmacy, drugstore
• 楽曲がっきょく — musical piece, composition

重ねて（かさねて）is the te-form of 重ねる, meaning 'to stack, pile up, or layer.' The sentence お皿は重ねてその棚にしまってください means 'Please stack the plates and put them away on that shelf.' 重 conveys the idea of placing things on top of each other, which is exactly what you do with plates.

• 1整ねて is not a valid word. 整（せい, 'organize/arrange') does not read かさ and 整ねる is not a real verb.
• 2列ねて is not a valid word. 列（れつ, 'row/line') does not read かさ and 列ねる is not a real verb.
• 3階ねて is not a valid word. 階（かい, 'floor/level') does not read かさ and 階ねる is not a real verb.

• 重かさねる — to stack, pile up, layer