N3 Vocabulary · Test 53

方角 is read ほうがく, meaning 'direction / bearing (compass direction)'. The sentence means 'While walking, I lost my sense of direction.' 方 (ほう) + 角 (がく) gives ほうがく.

• 2ほうこう is the reading of 方向 (direction), a near-synonym with different second kanji.
• 3ほうかく is not a valid reading; it misreads 角 as かく instead of がく.
• 4ほうごう is not a valid reading; it misreads 角 as ごう.

• 方角ほうがく — direction, bearing (compass direction)

The verb 包む (つつむ) means 'to wrap'. In the て-form it becomes 包んで (つつんで). The sentence means 'Could you wrap this for me?', so option 3 is correct.

• 1むすんで is the て-form of 結ぶ (むすぶ, to tie/bind), not 包む.
• 2あんんで is not a valid reading; there is no such word. It is a distractor resembling the shape of 包.
• 4はこんで is the て-form of 運ぶ (はこぶ, to carry/transport), not 包む.

• 包つつむ — to wrap
• 結むすぶ — to tie, to bind
• 運はこぶ — to carry, to transport

昼食 (ちゅうしょく) means 'lunch'. 昼 = ちゅう (noon/daytime) + 食 = しょく (meal), giving ちゅうしょく. The sentence means 'After lunch, there is a factory tour.'

• 1しょうしょく is not a standard word; it is a distractor using a similar-looking first kanji reading.
• 2ちょうしょく is not a standard word; it is a distractor resembling ちゅうしょく with a long vowel.
• 3しゅうしょく is the reading of 就職 (しゅうしょく, getting a job/employment), an unrelated word.

• 昼食ちゅうしょく — lunch
• 就職しゅうしょく — finding employment, getting a job

「あさい」is written as 浅い, meaning 'shallow.' The sentence means 'I want a shallower plate.' 浅い(あさい) is the correct kanji for this reading, describing something not deep.

• 1軽い(かるい) means 'light (in weight).' The reading かるい does not match あさい.
• 3厚い(あつい) means 'thick.' The reading あつい is close to あさい but different, and the meaning is opposite in context — a thick plate rather than a shallow one.
• 4細い(ほそい) means 'thin/narrow.' The reading ほそい does not match あさい.

• 浅あさい — shallow
• 厚あつい — thick
• 軽かるい — light (weight)
• 細ほそい — thin, narrow