N3 Vocabulary · Test 16

The correct reading for 直接 is ちょくせつ, meaning 'directly'. The sentence means 'I spoke directly with Manager Nakamura.'

• 1ちょくぜつ is an incorrect reading for 直. The character 直 is read as ちょく in this context, not ちょくぜつ.
• 2ちょうせつ is an incorrect reading for 直. The character 直 is read as ちょく, not ちょう.
• 4ちょうぜつ is an incorrect reading for both characters. 直 should be ちょく and 接 should be せつ.

• 直接ちょくせつ — directly, in person

The correct reading for 燃えません is もえません, the negative form of 燃える (to burn). The sentence means 'This does not burn easily.'

• 1にえません is the reading for 煮えません (to boil/cook), which uses the kanji 煮.
• 2ひえません is the reading for 冷えません (to get cold), which uses the kanji 冷.
• 3きえません is the reading for 消えません (to go out/extinguish), which uses the kanji 消.

• 燃もえる — to burn, to catch fire

The correct reading for 位置 is いち, meaning 'position' or 'location'. The sentence means 'Please park the car in this position.'

• 1とじ is the reading for 閉じ (to close), which uses the kanji 閉.
• 2いじ is the reading for 意地 (willpower, obstinacy) or 維持 (maintenance), neither of which matches the kanji 位置.
• 3とち is the reading for 土地 (land, property), which uses the kanji 土地.

• 位置いち — position, location, place

The correct reading for 計算 is けいさん, meaning 'calculation'. The sentence means 'I finished the calculation, so please look at it.'

• 1けいかく is the reading for 計画, meaning 'plan', which uses the kanji 計画.
• 2けいざん is an incorrect reading for 算. The character 算 is read as さん, not ざん.
• 4けいがく is an incorrect reading for 算. The character 算 is read as さん, not がく.

• 計算けいさん — calculation, counting

The correct reading for 回して is まわして, the te-form of 回す (to turn, to rotate). The sentence means 'I was tired from using the computer for a long time, so I tried rotating my arms.'

• 2おして is the te-form of 押す (to push), which uses the kanji 押.
• 3おろして is the te-form of 下ろす (to lower, to take down), which uses the kanji 下ろす.
• 4のばして is the te-form of 伸ばす (to stretch, to extend), which uses the kanji 伸ばす.

• 回まわす — to turn, to rotate, to spin

秒 (びょう) means 'second' (the unit of time). The sentence 次の目標は10秒です means 'The next goal is 10 seconds,' which makes perfect sense in a sports or timing context.

• 1培 is read ばい (as in 培養) and means 'to cultivate/nurture.' It does not fit the reading びょう or the context of time.
• 2抄 is read しょう (as in 抄本) and means 'extract/abridgement.' Neither the reading nor the meaning matches.
• 3倍 is read ばい and means 'double/times.' It does not match the reading びょう.

• 秒びょう — second (unit of time)
• 目標もくひょう — goal, target

飛んだ (とんだ) is the past tense of 飛ぶ (とぶ), meaning 'flew.' The sentence ボールが遠くまで飛んだ means 'The ball flew far,' which is the natural reading.

• 1ん is hiragana mixed into a kanji choice — this is a distractor designed to look plausible but is not a valid kanji representation of とんだ.
• 2打 is read う(つ) or だ(す) and means 'to hit/strike.' 打んだ is not a valid word and does not read as とんだ.
• 4転んだ (ころんだ) means 'fell over/tumbled.' While it is a real word, it reads ころんだ, not とんだ, and a ball flying far does not 'fall over.'

• 飛とぶ — to fly
• 遠とおく — far, distant place

坂道 (さかみち) means 'slope, hill road.' The sentence ここは坂道が多いですね means 'There are many slopes here,' which is natural and correct.

• 1岩 (いわ) means 'rock.' 岩道 is not a real compound word and does not read as さかみち.
• 2板 (いた) means 'board/plank.' 板道 is not a standard word and does not match the reading.
• 3石 (いし/せき) means 'stone.' 石道 is not a real compound word and does not read as さかみち.

• 坂道さかみち — slope, hill road
• 坂さか — slope, hill

違います (ちがいます) is the polite form of 違う, meaning 'to differ/be different.' The sentence この皿だけ色が違います means 'Only this plate has a different color,' which is perfectly natural.

• 1遣います uses 遣 (遣う, つかう in a literary sense, 'to dispatch/use'). It does not read ちがいます and is not used in this context.
• 2達います uses 達 (たつ, 'to reach/accomplish'). It does not read ちがいます and is not a valid form here.
• 3遅います uses 遅 (遅い, おそい, 'slow/late'). It does not read ちがいます and does not fit the meaning of 'differ.'

• 違ちがう — to differ, to be different
• 皿さら — plate, dish

関係 (かんけい) means 'relationship, connection.' The sentence あの会社とは、いい関係をつくりたい means 'I want to build a good relationship with that company.' The kanji 関係 is the standard, correct orthography.

• 1関系 uses 系 in its simplified/variant form rather than the standard 保-style component. In standard Japanese orthography, the correct kanji is 係, not 系. This is a deliberate lookalike distractor.
• 3間係 substitutes 間 (かん, 'interval/space') for 関 (かん). While it shares the reading かん, 間係 is not a real word.
• 4間系 combines both wrong kanji (間 and 系). It is not a real word and does not represent かんけい.

• 関係かんけい — relationship, connection
• 会社かいしゃ — company