N3 Vocabulary · Test 41

「かいけつ」is written 解決, meaning 'to solve / resolve (a problem)'. The sentence means 'We discussed it together and solved the problem.' 解(かい) means 'to untie/solve' and 決(けつ) means 'to decide/settle', so 解決 means settling a problem.

• 1改決 is not a real word. 改(かい) means 'to revise/change' and is used in words like 改正(かいせい); it does not fit かいけつ.
• 2改結 is not a real word. Neither kanji combination is valid for this reading.
• 4解結 is not a real word. 結(けつ) means 'to tie/bind' (as in 結婚(けっこん)), not 'to settle'.

• 解決かいけつ — resolution, solving (a problem)

「あんない」is written 案内, meaning 'to guide / show someone around'. The sentence means 'Yamaguchi-san guided me around Tokyo.' 案(あん) means 'plan/idea' and 内(ない) means 'inside'; 案内 means guiding someone.

• 1安内 is not a real word. 安(あん) means 'cheap/peaceful' and does not fit.
• 2家内(かない) is a real word but means 'my wife' or 'inside the house', not あんない.
• 3室内(しつない) is a real word meaning 'indoors/inside a room', not あんない.

• 案内あんない — guidance, showing someone around

「けんこう」is written 健康, meaning 'health'. The sentence means 'I run every day for my health.' 健(けん) means 'healthy' and 康(こう) means 'health/peace'.

• 2建康 is not a valid word. 建(けん) means 'to build' and is used in words like 建物(たてもの); it is a lookalike kanji for 健.
• 3健庫 is not a valid word. 庫(こう) means 'warehouse/storehouse' and is used in 車庫(しゃこ); it is a lookalike for 康.
• 4建庫 is not a valid word. Both kanji are wrong lookalikes.

• 健康けんこう — health

「きおん」is written 気温, meaning 'temperature (of air)'. The sentence means 'The temperature was high this summer.' 気(き) means 'air/atmosphere' and 温(おん) means 'warmth/temperature'.

• 1気湿(きしつ) is a real word meaning 'humidity', but it is not きおん.
• 3気湯 is not a real word. 湯(とう) means 'hot water' and is a lookalike for 温.
• 4気混 is not a real word. 混(こん) means 'to mix' and is a lookalike for 温.

• 気温きおん — air temperature

「いたい」is written 痛い, meaning 'painful/hurts'. The sentence means 'My head hurt, so I took medicine.' 痛(いた) means 'pain'.

• 1病い(やまい) is a real word meaning 'illness/sickness', but it is read やまい, not いたい, and does not mean 'painful'.
• 3疲い is not standard; 疲(つか) is used in 疲れる(つかれる) 'to get tired', not いたい.
• 4症い is not a real word. 症(しょう) means 'symptom' and is used in words like 症状(しょうじょう).

• 痛いたい — painful, hurts

不満 (ふまん) means 'dissatisfaction' or 'complaint.' The sentence says 'Some users have the complaint that the buttons on this phone are hard to press.' The phrase 押しにくい (hard to press) is a negative evaluation, so 不満を持つ (have a complaint/dissatisfaction) fits perfectly.

• 1関心 (かんしん) means 'interest' or 'concern.' You can say 関心を持つ (have interest in), but being dissatisfied about buttons being hard to press is not an 'interest.'
• 3目標 (もくひょう) means 'goal' or 'target.' 目標を持つ means 'to have a goal,' which makes no sense in this context about button usability.
• 4我慢 (がまん) means 'patience' or 'endurance.' While one might 我慢する (endure) hard-to-press buttons, 我慢を持つ is not a natural collocation, and the sentence is describing a complaint, not endurance.

• 不満ふまん — dissatisfaction, complaint
• 関心かんしん — interest, concern
• 目標もくひょう — goal, target
• 我慢がまん — patience, endurance
• 押おしにくい — hard to press

ぶらぶら (ぶらぶら) is an onomatopoeic adverb meaning 'strolling idly' or 'wandering around without a particular purpose.' 街をぶらぶらしていたら means 'while I was strolling around town,' which naturally leads to bumping into someone. The pattern 〜していたら (while doing ~) fits perfectly.

• 1ぐらぐら means 'wobbly' or 'unsteady,' describing something shaking loosely (e.g., a loose tooth or wobbly table). It cannot describe walking around town.
• 2がらがら means 'rattling' (a sound) or 'empty/sparsely attended' (e.g., an empty venue). It does not describe strolling.
• 3ばらばら means 'scattered' or 'in pieces,' describing things dispersed or falling apart (e.g., ばらばらにする = tear apart). It does not describe walking idly.

• ぶらぶら — strolling idly, wandering around
• ぐらぐら — wobbly, unsteady
• がらがら — rattling sound; empty (venue)
• ばらばら — scattered, in pieces

申込書 (もうしこみしょ) means 'application form.' The sentence instructs people who want to participate in a seminar to write their address, name, and preferred date on the form. An application form is exactly where you write such information to apply.

• 1証明書 (しょうめいしょ) means 'certificate' (e.g., a birth certificate or ID certificate). You don't write your address and preferred date on a certificate; it is issued to you.
• 2領収書 (りょうしゅうしょ) means 'receipt.' A receipt is issued after payment, not something you fill out to apply for a seminar.
• 4参考書 (さんこうしょ) means 'reference book.' You don't write your address and preferred date in a reference book to apply for a seminar.

• 申込書もうしこみしょ — application form
• 証明書しょうめいしょ — certificate
• 領収書りょうしゅうしょ — receipt
• 参考書さんこうしょ — reference book
• ゼミナー（ぜみなー） — seminar

複雑 (ふくざつ) means 'complicated' or 'complex.' The sentence says 'This calculation is complicated, so it takes time even when using a computer.' The cause-effect relationship — complexity leading to long computation time — makes 複雑 the natural choice.

• 1意外 (いがい) means 'unexpected' or 'surprising.' While a calculation being unexpectedly time-consuming is plausible, 意外 is a na-adjective describing surprise, not a property of the calculation itself that would cause it to take long.
• 2重大 (じゅうだい) means 'serious' or 'grave' (e.g., a重大な問題 = serious problem). A calculation is not described as 'serious'; this word applies to matters, decisions, or crimes.
• 4正常 (せいじょう) means 'normal' or 'proper.' If the calculation were normal, it would not explain why it takes a long time even with a computer.

• 複雑ふくざつ — complicated, complex
• 意外いがい — unexpected, surprising
• 重大じゅうだい — serious, grave, important
• 正常せいじょう — normal, proper

流れて (ながれて) is the te-form of 流れる (to flow). The sentence says 'A big river flows through this town.' 川が流れている (a river is flowing) is the standard collocation for describing a river running through an area.

• 2しずんで (沈んで) is the te-form of 沈む (to sink). A river does not 'sink' through a town; this word describes something going underwater or the sun setting.
• 3浮いて (ういて) is the te-form of 浮く (to float). A river does not 'float'; this describes objects resting on a surface (e.g., a boat floating on water).
• 4こぼれて (こぼれて) is the te-form of こぼれる (to spill/overflow). While a river could overflow, the sentence describes the river's normal state of flowing through the town, not spilling.

• 流ながれる — to flow
• 沈しずむ — to sink
• 浮うく — to float
• こぼれる — to spill, to overflow