N3 Vocabulary · Test 1

1そば

そば means 'near, beside' and is the reading of 側そば or 傍そば. It fails because the kanji here is 裏, which means back, not nearness.

2よこ

よこ is the reading of 横よこ meaning 'side' or 'horizontal'. It fails because the clue の裏に asks for behind, not side.

3かげ

かげ is the reading of 影かげ or 陰かげ meaning 'shadow, shade'. It fails because nothing in the sentence is about shade, and the kanji is 裏.

1こぎゅう

こぎゅう copies こきゅう but voices the second part to ぎゅう. The real word keeps it unvoiced as 吸きゅう, so this fails.

3よぎゅう

よぎゅう mixes the kun reading よ from 呼よぶ 'to call' with ぎゅう. An on'yomi noun like 呼吸 never uses kun よ in the first part, and the voicing is also wrong.

4よきゅう

よきゅう mixes kun よ from 呼よぶ with on きゅう. Two-kanji nouns like this use on with on, so 呼 must be こ, not よ.

1やさしそう

やさしそう comes from 優やさしい meaning 'kind, gentle-looking'. It fails because the kanji is 悲, not 優, and the context is sadness that cannot be forgotten.

3きびしそう

きびしそう comes from 厳きびしい meaning 'strict, severe-looking'. It fails because the kanji is 悲, and strictness does not fit 忘れられない here.

4さびしそう

さびしそう comes from 寂さびしい meaning 'lonely-looking'. It fails because the kanji is 悲, although lonely and sad are close in feeling.

1しゅしゃ

しゅしゃ keeps the correct second part 車しゃ but replaces 駐ちゅう with しゅ. 駐 never reads しゅ, so this fails despite sounding similar.

2しゅうしゃ

しゅうしゃ has a long vowel but still uses しゅう for 駐. The correct first sound is ちゅう, not しゅう.

3ちゅしゃ

ちゅしゃ uses the right consonants but shortens ちゅう to ちゅ. 駐車 needs the long vowel, and the short form is not a word.

2なげて

なげて is the te-form of 投げる, 'to throw'. It uses a different kanji, 投, and cannot mean 'to run away'.

3こげて

こげて is the te-form of 焦げる, 'to be scorched or burnt'. The meaning has nothing to do with fleeing.

4あげて

あげて is the te-form of 上げる, 'to raise, lift up' or 'to give'. It does not fit a sentence about having already fled.

1停まり

停まり writes とまり for a train, bus or car stopping, as in 停車 (ていしゃ, stopping of a vehicle). It fails here because the sentence is about a person staying overnight, not transport stopping.

2留まり

留まり writes とまる in the sense of to remain or stay behind, as in 心に留まる (to remain in one's heart). It fails here because it does not mean lodging overnight as a guest.

4止まり

止まり writes とまる in the sense of to stop moving or cease, as in 雨が止まる (rain stops). It fails here because nothing is stopping, someone is staying the night.

1現販

現販 is not a word for rules. 現 means present or appear, as in 現代 (げんだい, modern times), and 販 means sell, as in 販売 (はんばい, sales). It fails because the sentence needs rules, not sales.

3規販

規販 is not a word. It keeps the correct first kanji 規 but swaps the second kanji for 販 (はん, to sell). It fails because 販 relates to selling, not rules.

4現則

現則 is not a word. It keeps the correct second kanji 則 but swaps the first kanji for 現 (げん, present). It fails because 現 does not mean rule.

1明るい

明るい (あかるい) is a real i-adjective meaning bright or cheerful. It fails here because the hiragana is あたたかい, not あかるい, and the sentence is about warmth, not light.

2暑かい

暑かい is not a correct spelling. It imitates 暑い (あつい, hot for weather). It fails because of the extra か, the different reading あつい, and the meaning of scorching heat rather than pleasant warmth.

4熱かい

熱かい is not a correct spelling. It imitates 熱い (あつい, hot to the touch, hot food or fever). It fails because of the extra か, the different reading あつい, and the meaning of heat felt by touch.

2薬曲

薬曲 is not a word. It keeps 薬 (medicine) but swaps in 曲 (きょく, tune or bend). The kanji 曲 belongs in music words like 楽曲, so it fails for a drugstore.

3楽局

楽局 is not a word. It keeps 局 (office) but swaps in 楽 (らく, comfort, or がく, music). It fails because 楽 does not mean medicine.

4楽曲

楽曲 (がっきょく) is a real word meaning a musical composition or song. It fails here because both the reading and the meaning are about music, not medicine, and the sentence is about finding a shop.

1伝記

伝記 is read でんき and means a biography, a written life story. It shares 伝 but uses 記 'record', so it does not mean a short message left on a desk.

3転記

転記 is read てんき and means transcription, copying text from one place to another. It uses 転 'turn, shift' plus 記 'record', so both the reading and the meaning differ from でんごん.

4転言

転言 is not the standard word for a message. It swaps in 転 'turn, shift' for 伝 'convey' while keeping 言, so it looks close to 伝言 but is not correct.