N3 Vocabulary · Test 14

The correct kanji for the reading "こまる" is 困. In this sentence, the bus not coming caused trouble or inconvenience, so the verb 困る (こまる, to be troubled) is the appropriate word. Therefore, 困りました is the correct choice.

• 2因 is used in words like 因る (よる, to depend on) or 原因 (げんいん, cause). It is never read as "こまる".
• 3固 is used in words like 固まる (かたまる, to harden) or 固い (かたい, hard). It is never read as "こまる".
• 4囚 is used in words like 囚われる (とらわれる, to be captured) or 囚人 (しゅうじん, prisoner). It is never read as "こまる".

• 困こまる — to be troubled, to be in a bind, to be bothered
• 因よる — to depend on, to be due to
• 固かたまる — to harden, to solidify
• 囚とらわれる — to be captured, to be confined

The word きたい (期待) means 'expectation / to expect.' The kanji 期 means 'period/expectation' and 待 means 'to wait.' 期待する means 'to look forward to / expect something.' Option 3 is correct.

• 1規待 is not a real word. 規 (き) means 'rule/standard' (as in 規則, きそく) and does not combine with 待 to form きたい.
• 2期願 is not a real word. 願 means 'to wish/request' (as in 願い, ねがい) and is read ねがう/がん, not たい.
• 4規願 is not a real word. Neither 規 nor 願 produces the reading たい.

• 期待きたい — expectation; to expect, to look forward to

The word ずつう (頭痛) means 'headache.' 頭 (あたま/ず) means 'head' and 痛 (いた/つう) means 'pain.' Together they form 頭痛, 'headache.' Option 4 is correct.

• 1腹病 is not a valid word. 腹 (はら/ふく) means 'stomach/belly' and 病 (びょう) means 'illness,' but this compound does not exist and is not read ずつう.
• 2頭病 is not a valid word. 頭 is correct for 'head,' but 病 (びょう) means 'illness' in general, not 'pain' (痛). The reading would not be ずつう.
• 3腹痛 (ふくつう) means 'stomachache/abdominal pain,' not 'headache.' The reading is ふくつう, not ずつう.

• 頭痛ずつう — headache

The word は (葉) means 'leaf.' The sentence says the child collected various shapes of leaves (は) in the park. Option 2, 葉, is the correct kanji.

• 1草 (くさ) means 'grass.' It is read くさ, not は, and does not fit the context of collecting leaves.
• 3菜 (な) means 'greens/vegetable' (as in 野菜, やさい). It is read な, not は.
• 4芽 (め) means 'bud/sprout.' It is read め, not は.

• 葉は — leaf

The verb あずける (預ける) means 'to deposit / to leave something in someone's care.' Going to the bank to deposit money is お金を預けに行く. Option 1, 預け, is correct.

• 2借け is not a valid form. 借 (しゃく/か) is used in 借りる (かりる, to borrow), but the okurigana け does not produce あずける.
• 3替け is not a valid form. 替 (たい/か) is used in 替える (かえる, to exchange/replace), not あずける.
• 4貯け is not a valid form. 貯 (ちょ) is used in 貯金 (ちょきん, savings) or 貯める (ためる, to save/accumulate), not あずける.

• 預あずける — to deposit, to leave (something) in someone's care

比較（ひかく） means 'comparison.' The pattern 「Aと比較して」 means 'compared with A.' The sentence says: 'Compared with 50 years ago, the population of this town has increased by as many as 100,000 people.' 比較して fits perfectly after 「50年前と」.

• 1競争（きょうそう） means 'competition.' You don't say 「50年前と競争して」 to describe a population change; competition doesn't collocate with 〜として in this context.
• 2区別（くべつ） means 'distinction/distinguishing.' 「50年前と区別して」 would mean 'distinguishing from 50 years ago,' which makes no sense for describing population growth.
• 3検査（けんさ） means 'inspection/examination.' 「50年前と検査して」 is grammatically and semantically nonsensical.

• 比較ひかく — comparison
• 増加ぞうか — increase
• 競争きょうそう — competition
• 区別くべつ — distinction
• 検査けんさ — inspection

応募（おうぼ） means 'to apply (for a job, position, etc.).' The sentence says: 'The shop was short on part-time staff, so they put out an advertisement, and several students applied.' 応募してきた ('applied/came to apply') fits perfectly — students saw the ad and applied for the job.

• 1注文（ちゅうもん） means 'order (a product/food).' Students don't 'order' in response to a job advertisement.
• 3交流（こうりゅう） means 'exchange/interaction.' You don't 「交流してきた」 in response to a job posting; it doesn't mean applying.
• 4予約（よやく） means 'reservation/booking.' Making a reservation doesn't fit the context of responding to a job advertisement.

• 応募おうぼ — to apply (for a job/position)
• 広告こうこく — advertisement
• 注文ちゅうもん — order
• 交流こうりゅう — exchange, interaction
• 予約よやく — reservation

底（そこ） means 'bottom.' The sentence says: 'A large stone is sunk at the bottom of the pond.' 沈む（しずむ, to sink) naturally collocates with 底 — things sink to the bottom. 「池の底に沈んでいる」 is the natural and correct expression.

• 1壁（かべ） means 'wall.' A pond doesn't have a 壁 in the relevant sense, and things don't sink to a wall.
• 2裏（うら） means 'back/behind/underside.' While 裏 can mean the underside of something, 「池の裏」 is not a natural expression for where a stone sinks.
• 4周り（まわり） means 'around/surroundings.' A stone that is 沈んでいる (sunk) is not 'around' the pond but at its bottom.

• 底そこ — bottom
• 沈しずむ — to sink
• 壁かべ — wall
• 裏うら — back, behind, underside
• 周まわり — around, surroundings

平均（へいきん） means 'average.' The sentence says: 'Business trips vary — some months are many, some are few — but for me, on average, it's about twice a month.' 平均して一か月に二回くらいです ('on average about twice a month') is the natural expression. The context of varying amounts with a typical value points directly to 'average.'

• 2割合（わりあい） means 'ratio/proportion/rate.' You don't say 「割合一か月に二回」 to express an average frequency; 割合 describes a ratio, not a typical/average value.
• 3共通（きょうつう） means 'common/shared.' 「共通一か月に二回」 is grammatically incomplete and semantically wrong for expressing an average.
• 4中間（ちゅうかん） means 'middle/in between.' 「中間一か月に二回」 doesn't form a natural phrase for describing average frequency.

• 平均へいきん — average
• 割合わりあい — ratio, proportion, rate
• 共通きょうつう — common, shared
• 中間ちゅうかん — middle, in between
• 出張しゅっちょう — business trip

解決（かいけつ） means 'resolution/solution.' The phrase 「問題を解決する」 means 'to solve a problem.' The sentence says: 'In order to solve the traffic congestion problem on the road in front of the station, construction to widen the road is being carried out.' 解決する collocates perfectly with 問題.

• 1回収（かいしゅう） means 'collection/recovery (of items).' You don't 「問題を回収する」; 回収 is for physical objects like garbage, products, or questionnaires.
• 3修理（しゅうり） means 'repair.' You repair a broken machine or structure, not a '問題 (problem).' The object of 修理 must be a physical thing, not an abstract problem.
• 4中止（ちゅうし） means 'cancellation/aborting.' 「問題を中止する」 is nonsensical; you cancel an event or action, not a problem.

• 解決かいけつ — resolution, solution
• 回収かいしゅう — collection, recovery
• 修理しゅうり — repair
• 中止ちゅうし — cancellation
• 渋滞じゅうたい — traffic jam, congestion