N3 Vocabulary · Test 59

The correct reading for 禁煙 is きんえん, meaning 'no smoking'. The sentence means 'This is a non-smoking area.'

• 1きねん is the reading for 記念, meaning 'commemoration', which uses the kanji 記念.
• 2きえん is an incorrect reading for 禁煙. 禁 is read as きん, not き.
• 3きんねん is the reading for 近年, meaning 'recent years', which uses the kanji 近年.

• 禁煙きんえん — no smoking, non-smoking

The correct reading of 結んで is むすんで (from the verb 結ぶ, 'to tie'). The sentence means 'Please tie it neatly.' Option 2 matches this reading.

• 1たたんで is the te-form of 畳む (たたむ), meaning 'to fold'. This is a plausible distractor because folding and tying can both involve making something neat, but it is not the reading of 結んで.
• 3つつんで is the te-form of 包む (つつむ), meaning 'to wrap'. This is another plausible distractor since wrapping and tying are related actions, but it is not the correct reading.
• 4ならんで is the te-form of 並ぶ (ならぶ), meaning 'to line up / to stand in a row'. This does not match the kanji 結んで and does not fit the context of making something neat by tying.

• 結むすぶ — to tie, to fasten
• 畳たたむ — to fold
• 包つつむ — to wrap
• 並ならぶ — to line up, to stand in a row

The correct reading of 手術 is しゅじゅつ, meaning 'surgery / operation'. The sentence means 'It will heal even without surgery, so don't worry.' Option 1 gives the correct reading.

• 2てじゅつ is an incorrect reading that uses the kun-reading て for 手 combined with the on-reading じゅつ for 術. This is a plausible distractor for learners who mix kun- and on-readings, but 手術 is read with on-readings しゅじゅつ.
• 3しゅしゅつ is a look-alike distractor that replaces じゅ with しゅ, making it easy to misread for learners who confuse similar dakuten/handakuten sounds. It is not a real word reading.
• 4てしゅつ is another incorrect mixed reading using て (kun) for 手 and しゅつ for 術. This is wrong because the correct compound uses the on-reading しゅ for 手.

• 手術しゅじゅつ — surgery, operation
• 治なおる — to heal, to be cured
• 大丈夫だいじょうぶ — safe, okay, all right

教師 (きょうし) means 'teacher' (as a profession/title). The sentence 父は教師をしています means 'My father works as a teacher,' which is a common and natural expression.

• 1教仕 is not a real word. 仕 (し) appears in 仕事 (しごと, 'work') but 教仕 is not a valid compound.
• 2教帥 is not a standard word. 帥 (すい) means 'commander/leader' and appears in words like 元帥 (げんすい), but 教帥 is not an established term and does not read きょうし.
• 4教任 is not a real word. 任 (にん) appears in words like 担任 (たんにん, 'homeroom teacher'), but 教任 is not a valid compound and does not read きょうし.

• 教師きょうし — teacher (profession)
• 父ちち — father