N3 Vocabulary · Test 3

オーバー（する）means 'to exceed / to go over (a limit, budget, or expectation).' Option 2 says 'There was nothing cheap, so I ended up exceeding 10,000 yen' — this is a natural use: you went over your intended spending limit. The pattern '〜もオーバーしてしまった' (ended up exceeding ~) is correct.

• 1出発時間が「オーバーになった」is unnatural. For a departure time being delayed, you would say 遅れた or 延長になった. オーバー is not used for a scheduled time simply being pushed back in this way.
• 3「頭がオーバーになった」('my head became over') is not a valid expression. Thinking too much might be 考えすぎて疲れた, but オーバー does not describe a mental state.
• 4「料理がオーバーして」is unnatural for 'there was too much food.' You would say 料理が多すぎて. オーバーする describes exceeding a limit/budget, not an excess quantity of food itself.

• オーバー（する） — to exceed, to go over (a limit, budget, or expectation)

欠点（けってん）means 'shortcoming / fault / defect' — an abstract negative point about a person, thing, or situation. Option 1 says 'This is a place with great scenery, but it has the shortcoming of being far from the station.' This is the correct, natural usage: a drawback of a location.

• 2栄養に「欠点が出ない」is wrong. For nutritional imbalance or deficiency you would use 偏り or 不足. 欠点 describes a general shortcoming, not a nutritional gap.
• 3車に「欠点がついてしまった」is wrong. Physical damage to a car (e.g., from hitting a guardrail) would be 傷（きず）. 欠点 is an abstract fault, not a physical scratch or dent.
• 4メールアドレスに「欠点がないか」is wrong. You check an email address for 間違い（まちがい）or 間違いがないか. 欠点 is not used for errors or typos in text.

• 欠点けってん — shortcoming, fault, defect (abstract negative point)

親しい（したしい）means 'close (in relationship) / intimate / on good terms' and is used specifically about human relationships. Option 4 says 'I just moved here, so I don't have any close people nearby yet.' This is the correct usage: 親しい人 = a person you are close to.

• 1「数学より理科の方が親しかった」is wrong. 親しい describes human relationships, not school subjects. You might say 得意（とくい）だった or 好きだった for subjects.
• 2「親しい道」is wrong. For a road you know well, you would use 詳しい（くわしい）道 or 知っている道. 親しい is not used for familiarity with places or routes.
• 3「久しぶりに友達と会って、親しかった」is unnatural. After meeting a friend after a long time, you would say 懐（なつ）かしかった or 嬉（うれ）しかった. 親しい describes an ongoing relationship quality, not a feeling upon reunion.

• 親したしい — close (in relationship), intimate, on good terms

詰める（つめる）means 'to pack / to stuff / to fill (a container or space) tightly.' Option 1 says 'Since I'm returning to my country tomorrow, I packed clothes and souvenirs into my bag.' This is the correct, natural usage: かばんに〜を詰める = to pack things into a bag.

• 2「テーブルに食器を2枚詰めて」is wrong. For placing dishes on a table, you would use 並（なら）べる. 詰める implies tightly filling/packing into a space, not arranging items on a surface.
• 3「ノートに詰めた」for writing important things is wrong. You would use 書（か）いた or メモした. 詰める is for physically packing, not for writing/recording information.
• 4「ポケットに手を詰めて」is wrong. For putting your hand into a pocket, you would use 入（い）れた. 詰める implies filling/stuffing a space with objects, not simply inserting a hand.

• 詰つめる — to pack, to stuff, to fill (a container or space) tightly

支給（しきゅう）means 'to supply / to provide (money or goods) officially,' typically from an organization (company, government) to individuals. Option 3 says 'This company provides transportation expenses from home to the office.' This is the correct usage: a company officially supplying 交通費（こうつうひ）to employees.

• 1「プレゼントを支給しよう」is wrong. Giving a present to one's mother is a personal act; you would use 贈（おく）る or あげる. 支給 is for official/formal provision by an organization, not personal gifts.
• 2「レポートを支給しに行く」is wrong. Submitting a report to a teacher is 提出（ていしゅつ）する. 支給 means to provide/supply something to someone, not to submit or hand in.
• 4「お釣りを支給してもらい」is wrong. Receiving change at a store is simply お釣りをもらう. 支給 is a formal term for an organization providing funds or materials, not a cashier giving change.

• 支給しきゅう — to supply, to provide (money or goods) officially (from an organization to individuals)

調査 (ちょうさ) means 'investigation/survey.' The reading is ちょうさ — ちょう for 調 and さ for 査. Option 1 is correct.

• 2ちょうさつ adds an extra つ that is not part of the reading.
• 3ちよさ uses ちよ instead of ちょう (long vowel ちょう).
• 4ちよさつ combines both errors: wrong ちよ and extra つ.

• 調査ちょうさ — investigation, survey

種類 (しゅるい) means 'kind/type.' 種 is read しゅ and 類 is read るい. Option 3 is correct.

• 1しゅれい misreads 類 as れい instead of るい.
• 2じゅれい uses the wrong initial voicing (じゅ instead of しゅ) and also misreads 類 as れい.
• 4じゅるい uses the wrong voicing じゅ instead of しゅ.

• 種類しゅるい — kind, type, category

岩 (いわ) means 'rock.' Its kun'yomi reading is いわ. Option 2 is correct.

• 1かい is not a reading of 岩; it may be confused with 貝 (shell).
• 3すな means 'sand' (砂), a different word entirely.
• 4どろ means 'mud' (泥), also a different word.

• 岩いわ — rock, boulder

交流 (こうりゅう) means 'exchange/interaction.' 交 is read こう and 流 is read りゅう (long vowel). Option 4 is correct.

• 1ごうりゅ uses wrong initial voicing (ごう instead of こう) and drops the long vowel in りゅ.
• 2ごうりゅう uses wrong voicing ごう but has the correct long vowel りゅう.
• 3こうりゅ has the correct こう but drops the long vowel (りゅ instead of りゅう).

• 交流こうりゅう — exchange, interaction

預けて (あずけて) is the te-form of 預ける (あずける), meaning 'to entrust/leave (something in someone's care).' Option 3 is correct.

• 1とどけて is 届ける (to deliver), a different verb.
• 2あすけて is a misreading — the correct reading is あずける, not あすける.
• 4ととける is not a valid reading of any common verb.

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