N3 Vocabulary · Test 21

観客 is read かんきゃく, meaning 'audience' or 'spectators.' 観 (かん) means 'observe/view' and 客 (きゃく) means 'guest/customer.' Together they form かんきゃく. Option 4 is correct.

• 1けんぎゃく uses the wrong reading for 観; 観 is not read けん in this word.
• 2かんぎゃく uses the wrong reading for 客; 客 is read きゃく (with a small ゃ), not ぎゃく.
• 3けんきゃく uses wrong readings for both kanji; neither けん nor きゃく is correct here.

• 観客かんきゃく — audience, spectators
• 大勢おおぜい — a large number (of people)
• 会場かいじょう — venue, hall

払って is the て-form of 払う (はらう), meaning 'to pay.' The reading is はらって. Option 2 is correct.

• 1くばって is the て-form of 配る (くばる), meaning 'to distribute' — a different word entirely.
• 3かざって is the て-form of 飾る (かざる), meaning 'to decorate' — unrelated to paying.
• 4ひろって is the て-form of 拾う (ひろう), meaning 'to pick up' — unrelated to paying.

• 払はらう — to pay (money)
• 配くばる — to distribute
• 飾かざる — to decorate
• 拾ひろう — to pick up

到着 is read とうちゃく, meaning 'arrival.' 到 (とう) means 'arrive/reach' and 着 (ちゃく) means 'arrive/wear.' The correct reading is とうちゃく. Option 1 is correct.

• 2とうつく uses the wrong reading for 着; 着 in this compound is ちゃく, not つく.
• 3とちゃく uses the wrong reading for 到; 到 is とう, not と.
• 4とつく uses wrong readings for both kanji; neither と nor つく is correct here.

• 到着とうちゃく — arrival
• 到着とうちゃくする — to arrive

加えました is the past polite form of 加える (くわえる), meaning 'to add.' The reading is くわえました. Option 3 is correct.

• 1つたえました is the past form of 伝える (つたえる), meaning 'to convey/tell' — a different word.
• 2おえました is the past form of 終える (おえる), meaning 'to finish/complete' — a different word.
• 4かえました is the past form of 変える (かえる) or 返す (かえす), meaning 'to change' or 'to return' — different from 'to add.'

• 加くわえる — to add, to supplement
• 伝つたえる — to convey, to tell
• 終おえる — to finish, to complete
• 説明せつめい — explanation

訓練 is read くんれん, meaning 'training.' 訓 (くん) means 'instruction' and 練 (れん) means 'practice/drill.' The correct reading is くんれん. Option 2 is correct.

• 1くんれい uses the wrong reading for 練; 練 is read れん, not れい.
• 3ぐんれい uses the wrong reading for 訓; 訓 is くん (unvoiced), not ぐん (voiced).
• 4ぐんれん uses the wrong reading for 訓; 訓 is くん, not ぐん.

• 訓練くんれん — training, drill
• 行おこなう — to carry out, to perform

「なみ」is the reading for 波（なみ）, meaning 'wave.' The sentence says 'I watched the beautiful waves for a while,' which makes perfect sense with 波.

• 1池（いけ）means 'pond.' The reading いけ does not match なみ, and a pond is not typically described with なみ.
• 2湖（みずうみ）means 'lake.' The reading みずうみ does not match なみ.
• 3港（みなと）means 'port/harbor.' The reading みなと does not match なみ.

• 波なみ — wave
• 池いけ — pond
• 湖みずうみ — lake
• 港みなと — port, harbor

「はやく」corresponds to 速く（はやく）, meaning 'fast/quickly.' The sentence 'Let's walk a little faster' is natural with 速く.

• 1軽く（かるく）means 'lightly.' The reading かるく does not match はやく.
• 2急ぐ（いそぐ）means 'to hurry.' While semantically related, the reading いそぐ does not match はやく, and the form 急く is not valid.
• 4進く is not a real word. 進 has the reading すすむ, and 進く does not exist as a conjugation.

• 速はやい — fast, quick
• 軽かるい — light
• 急いそぐ — to hurry
• 進すすむ — to advance

「まんぞく」corresponds to 満足（まんぞく）, meaning 'satisfaction.' The sentence 'I am satisfied with my current life' uses 満足する, a common verb meaning 'to be satisfied.'

• 1満続 is not a real word. 続（ぞく）means 'continue,' but 満続 does not exist.
• 2万続 is not a real word. 万（まん）is a kanji meaning 'ten thousand,' but this compound does not exist.
• 4万足 is not a standard word. While 万 and 足 individually have the readings まん and ぞく/そく, this compound is not used; the correct kanji for まんぞく is 満足.

• 満足まんぞく — satisfaction, contentment
• 満まん — full, satisfied
• 足そく — sufficient (in compounds)

「くんで」corresponds to 組んで（くんで）, the te-form of 組む（くむ）, meaning 'to fold/cross (arms).' 腕を組む is a fixed expression meaning 'to fold one's arms,' often associated with thinking. The sentence 'My father folded his arms and was thinking about something' is natural.

• 1接んで is not valid. 接（せつ/せっ）does not read くむ, and 接む is not a real verb.
• 3折んで is not valid. 折（おり/せつ）does not read くむ, and 折む is not a real verb.
• 4結んで（むすんで）is the te-form of 結ぶ（むすぶ）, meaning 'to tie/bind.' The reading むすんで does not match くんで.

• 組くむ — to fold (arms), to cross, to pair
• 腕を組む（うでをくむ） — to fold one's arms
• 結むすぶ — to tie, to bind

「ゆしゅつ」corresponds to 輸出（ゆしゅつ）, meaning 'export.' The sentence 'This country mainly exports rice' is natural with 輸出する.

• 2諭出 is not a real word. 諭（ゆ）is a kanji meaning 'to admonish,' but 諭出 does not exist as a compound.
• 4論出 is not a real word. 論（ろん）does not match the reading ゆ, and this compound does not exist.

• 輸出ゆしゅつ — export
• 輸ゆ — transport (in compounds)
• 出しゅつ — to send out (in compounds)