N3 Vocabulary · Test 58

The word けいゆ (経由) means 'via / passing through.' The sentence says the luggage is sent via Tokyo. 経 (けい) means 'to pass through' and 由 (ゆ) means 'by way of.' Together, 経由 means 'via.' Option 4 is correct.

• 1係郵 is not a real word. 係 (けい) means 'in charge' (as in 係員, かかりいん) and 郵 (ゆう) means 'mail,' but this compound does not exist.
• 2経郵 is not a real word. 経 is correct, but 郵 (ゆう, mail) does not combine with it to form けいゆ.
• 3係由 is not a real word. 係 (けい) here means 'in charge,' not 'to pass through,' so it does not form the word 経由.

• 経由けいゆ — via, passing through (a place)

マナー means 'manners/etiquette.' The phrase 「マナーを守る」 means 'to observe good manners.' The sentence says: 'On trains and buses, don't make noise — let's observe good manners.' マナーを守りましょう is a very common public announcement phrase in Japan.

• 2メニュー means 'menu (at a restaurant).' You don't 「メニューを守る」; a menu is something you read or choose from, not something you 'protect/observe.'
• 3スピード means 'speed.' 「スピードを守る」 is not a natural expression; you might 「スピードを出す」 (speed up) or observe a speed limit (スピード制限を守る), but not スピード alone.
• 4アイディア means 'idea.' You don't 「アイディアを守る」 in the context of public behavior on trains and buses.

• マナー — manners, etiquette
• メニュー — menu
• スピード — speed
• アイディア — idea
• 騒さわぐ — to make noise, to be rowdy

「正常に（せいじょうに）」means 'normally/properly' and is used to describe machines or systems operating correctly. The sentence says: 'In this building, you can check with a computer whether the elevator is operating normally.' This is the natural word for checking if a machine is functioning properly.

• 1「健康に（けんこうに）」means 'healthily' and is used for people's health, not machines.
• 2「立派に（りっぱに）」means 'splendidly/impressively' and describes admirable appearance or behavior, not machine operation.
• 3「丁寧に（ていねいに）」means 'politely/carefully' and is used for human actions like speaking or handling things, not machines.

• 正常せいじょうに — normally, properly (functioning correctly)
• 健康けんこうに — healthily
• 立派りっぱに — splendidly, impressively
• 丁寧ていねいに — politely, carefully
• 確認かくにんできる — can confirm/check

「拭いて（ふいて）」is the te-form of「拭く（ふく）」, meaning 'to wipe.' The sentence says: 'Please wipe your wet hands firmly with this towel.' Wiping wet hands with a towel is the natural action here.

• 1「掃いて（はいて）」is the te-form of「掃く（はく）」, meaning 'to sweep' — used for sweeping floors with a broom, not for drying hands.
• 3「触れて（ふれて）」is the te-form of「触れる（ふれる）」, meaning 'to touch' — touching wet hands doesn't dry them.
• 4「なでて」is the te-form of「撫でる（なでる）」, meaning 'to stroke/pat' — patting is not the same as wiping with a towel.

• 拭ふく — to wipe
• 掃はく — to sweep
• 触ふれる — to touch
• 撫なでる — to stroke, to pat
• ぬれた — wet (past modifier form of 濡れる)

「確実（かくじつ）」means 'certain/sure.' The sentence says: 'Lee's speech just now was truly wonderful, so it is certain that Lee will win.' The pattern「〜のは確実だ」means 'it is certain that ~,' which fits perfectly here.

• 1「最上（さいじょう）」means 'highest/topmost' and doesn't fit the pattern「〜のは〜だ」in this context.
• 2「身近（みぢか）」means 'close to oneself/familiar' and is unrelated to the context of winning a competition.
• 4「単純（たんじゅん）」means 'simple' and doesn't convey the idea of certainty about winning.

• 確実かくじつ — certain, sure
• 最上さいじょう — highest, topmost
• 身近みぢか — close to oneself, familiar
• 単純たんじゅん — simple
• 優勝ゆうしょうする — to win a championship

「そっと」means 'quietly/gently/softly.' The sentence says: 'Since the child is sleeping, I closed the door quietly so as not to make noise.' This perfectly matches the context of trying not to make noise.

• 1「がらがら」is an onomatopoeia for a rattling/clattering sound — the opposite of what is needed here, since the goal is to avoid noise.
• 2「とんとん」is an onomatopoeia for a light tapping sound — it is not typically used as an adverb modifying「閉める」(to close).
• 4「ぐっすり」means 'soundly/fast asleep' and is used to describe sleeping deeply, not the manner of closing a door.

• そっと — quietly, gently, softly
• がらがら — rattling, clattering (onomatopoeia)
• とんとん — tapping lightly (onomatopoeia)
• ぐっすり — soundly, fast asleep
• 音おとをたてない — not to make noise