N3 Vocabulary · Test 43

過去 is read かこ, meaning 'past.' The sentence says 'This summer was reportedly the hottest in the past ten years.' Option 3 (かこ) is the correct reading.

• 1かきょ is not a valid reading for 過去; it misreads 過 as かきょ instead of か.
• 2かこう is not a valid reading for 過去; it misreads 去 as こう instead of こ.
• 4かきょう is not a valid reading for 過去; it misreads both characters, adding a ょう ending.

• 過去かこ — past
• 暑あつさ — heat, hotness

到着 is read とうちゃく, meaning 'arrival.' The sentence says 'We will arrive at Tokyo Station in five minutes.' Option 2 (とうちゃく) is the correct reading.

• 1とうつく is not a valid reading for 到着; it misreads 着 as つく (the kun-yomi verb つく) instead of the on-yomi ちゃく.
• 3どうつく is not a valid reading for 到着; it misreads 到 as どう (rendaku voicing) instead of とう, and 着 as つく.
• 4どうちゃく is not a valid reading for 到着; it misreads 到 as どう instead of とう.

• 到着とうちゃく — arrival
• 到とう — arrive at, reach
• 着ちゃく — arrive, wear

折って is the te-form of 折る (おる), meaning 'to break (a branch, stick, etc.)' or 'to fold.' The sentence says 'You must not break the branches of trees in the park.' Option 2 (おって) is the correct reading.

• 1うって is the te-form of 打つ (うつ, to hit/strike), a different verb with a different kanji.
• 3わって is the te-form of 割る (わる, to break/smash), which uses a different kanji and implies breaking something into pieces rather than snapping a branch.
• 4きって is the te-form of 切る (きる, to cut), a different verb with a different kanji.

• 折おる — to break (a long, thin object like a branch), to fold
• 枝えだ — branch

情報 is read じょうほう, meaning 'information.' The sentence says 'I checked the latest information on the internet.' Option 3 (じょうほう) is the correct reading.

• 1じゅうほう is not a valid reading for 情報; it misreads 情 as じゅう instead of じょう.
• 2じょうほ is not a valid reading for 情報; it drops the final う of 報 (ほう).
• 4じゅうほ is not a valid reading for 情報; it misreads 情 as じゅう and drops the final う of 報.

• 情報じょうほう — information
• 最新さいしん — latest, newest

値段 is read ねだん, meaning 'price.' The sentence says 'Recently, vegetable prices have been getting higher.' Option 4 (ねだん) is the correct reading.

• 1かかく is the reading of 価格 (かかく, price/cost), a different word that uses different kanji.
• 2かがく is the reading of 科学 (かがく, science) or 価格 with rendaku, but not 値段.
• 3ねたん is not a valid reading for 値段; it misreads 段 as たん instead of だん (missing the rendaku voicing).

• 値段ねだん — price
• 値ね — price, cost
• 段だん — step, level, price (in compounds)

「げんざい」is written 現在, meaning 'now / currently / at present.' The sentence means 'It is currently 3:00 PM in Tokyo.' 現 (げん) means 'present / existing' and 在 (ざい) means 'to exist / be present,' together giving 'the present time.'

• 1視在 is not a real word. 視 (し) means 'look / see' and is used in words like 視力 (しりょく, eyesight); it does not carry the meaning of 'present/current.'
• 2現存 (げんぞん) means 'still existing / surviving (to the present),' but the reading is げんぞん, not げんざい, and it does not mean 'currently/at present.'
• 4視存 is not a real word. It combines 視 (し) and 存 (ぞん), neither of which fits the reading or meaning of げんざい.

• 現在げんざい — now, currently, at present
• 現存げんぞん — still existing, surviving

「ごじゅう」is written ご自由, meaning 'freely / as you like.' The sentence means 'Please take these samples freely (as you like).' 自由 (じゆう) means 'freedom / freely,' and the polite prefix お/ご makes it ご自由に. The stem uses ごじゅう as the reading for the kanji portion 自由.

• 1ご事有 is not a real word. 事 (こと/じ) and 有 (ゆう) do not combine to form じゆう.
• 2ご事由 (ごじゆう) means 'reason / grounds (for something),' used in formal contexts like 事由書 (じゆうしょ). It does not mean 'freely.'
• 3ご自有 is not a real word. 自有 is not a standard compound meaning 'freedom/freely.'

• 自由じゆう — freedom, freely, as one likes
• 事由じゆう — reason, grounds

「ほうりつ」is written 法律, meaning 'law.' The sentence means 'At university I studied law.' 法 (ほう) means 'law' and 律 (りつ) means 'rule / regulation,' together forming 'law' in the legal sense.

• 1方立 is not a real word. 方 (ほう) means 'direction / method' and 立 (りつ) means 'stand,' which do not form a word meaning 'law.'
• 2法立 is not a real word. While 法 (ほう) is correct for 'law,' combining it with 立 (りつ) does not produce the standard word 法律.
• 3方律 is not a real word. 方 (ほう) is the wrong kanji for the first character; it should be 法 (law).

• 法律ほうりつ — law (legal system)
• 法ほう — law, method
• 律りつ — rule, regulation

「かんこう」is written 観光, meaning 'sightseeing / tourism.' The sentence means 'Someday I want to leisurely sightsee in Kyoto.' 観 (かん) means 'look / observe' and 光 (こう) means 'light / scenery,' together forming 'sightseeing.'

• 2観察 (かんさつ) means 'observation (scientific/close examination).' The reading is かんさつ, not かんこう, and it does not mean 'sightseeing.'
• 3歓光 is not a real word. 歓 (かん) means 'joy / welcome' (as in 歓迎, かんげい) and does not fit the meaning of 'sightseeing.'
• 4歓察 is not a real word. It combines 歓 (かん, joy) and 察 (さつ, observe), neither matching the reading かんこう nor the meaning 'sightseeing.'

• 観光かんこう — sightseeing, tourism
• 観察かんさつ — observation, close examination

「けん」is written 券, meaning 'ticket / coupon / voucher.' The sentence means 'On the day, please make sure not to forget this ticket.' 券 (けん) is the kanji used in words like 入場券 (にゅうじょうけん, admission ticket) and 優待券 (ゆうたいけん, complimentary ticket).

• 1巻 (かん/けん) means 'volume / roll / reel' (as in 巻物, まきもの). It is not used for 'ticket.'
• 3募 (ぼ) means 'recruit / canvass / raise' (as in 募金, ぼきん). The reading is ぼ, not けん, and it does not mean 'ticket.'
• 4巷 (こう) means 'street / alley / town' (as in 巷間, こうかん). The reading is こう, not けん, and it does not mean 'ticket.'

• 券けん — ticket, coupon, voucher
• 巻かん/けん — volume, roll, reel
• 募ぼ — recruit, canvass, raise