N3 Vocabulary · Test 56

換えて is read かえて (kaete), the te-form of 換える (to exchange, to change (one thing for another)). The sentence means 'Suzuki-san exchanged/replaced it for me.' Option 1 correctly gives this reading.

• 2くわえて — This is the reading of 加えて (to add/in addition), a lookalike kanji with similar okurigana.
• 3つかまえて — This is the reading of 捕まえて (to catch/capture), a longer verb with similar ending sounds.
• 4つたえて — This is the reading of 伝えて (to convey/tell), another verb with the えて ending used as a distractor.

• 換かえる — to exchange, to change (one thing for another)

血圧 is read けつあつ. 血(けつ) means 'blood' and 圧(あつ) means 'pressure'. The sentence means 'It seems my blood pressure was higher than before.'

• 1ちど uses wrong readings for both characters; 血 is not ち here and 圧 is not ど.
• 2けつど gets the first character right (けつ) but 圧 is never read ど.
• 4ちあつ uses ち for 血, which is a kun-yomi seen in words like 血(ち), but in this compound the on-yomi けつ is required.

• 血圧けつあつ — blood pressure
• 血けつ — blood (on-yomi)
• 圧あつ — pressure

改札 is read かいさつ. 改(かい) means 'change/check' and 札(さつ) means 'ticket/gate pass'. 改札 refers to the ticket gate at a station. The sentence means 'Let's meet in front of the ticket gate.'

• 1けいせつ uses wrong readings for both characters.
• 2けいさつ is the reading of 警察 (けいさつ, 'police'), a lookalike word with the same second kanji 札/察 confusion in sound; it is not the reading of 改札.
• 3かいせつ is the reading of 解説 (かいせつ, 'commentary/explanation'), a near-homophone; it is not the reading of 改札.

• 改札かいさつ — ticket gate (at a station)
• 改かい — to change/reform (on-yomi)
• 札さつ — ticket/bill (on-yomi)

しゅっきん is written 出勤. 出(しゅつ) means 'go out' and 勤(きん) means 'work/service.' 出勤 means 'going to work/commuting to work.' The sentence means 'Tomorrow I will go to work at 9 o'clock.'

• 1出勧 uses 勧(かん) meaning 'recommend/urge' instead of 勤(きん). Not a real word.
• 2出勘 uses 勘(かん) meaning 'intuition' instead of 勤(きん). Not a real word.
• 3出働 uses 働(どう) meaning 'work/labor' — while related in meaning, it does not read きん and this is not the standard compound.

• 出勤しゅっきん — going to work, reporting for work
• 出しゅつ — go out, exit
• 勤きん — work, service