N3 Vocabulary · Test 65

割れて (われて) is the te-form of 割れる (われるる→われる), meaning 'to break/crack (intransitive).' The sentence says 'The vase is broken.' Option 1, われて, is correct.

• 2よごれて is the te-form of 汚れる (よごれる), meaning 'to get dirty' — a different verb.
• 3たおれて is the te-form of 倒れる (たおれる), meaning 'to fall over/collapse' — a different verb.
• 4ぬれて is the te-form of 濡れる (ぬれる), meaning 'to get wet' — a different verb.

• 割われる — to break, to crack (intransitive)

The correct reading for 集中 is しゅうちゅう. 集 is read as しゅう and 中 is read as ちゅう. Together they mean 'concentration' or 'focus'.

• 1しゅじゅう is incorrect because the kanji 集 is not read as しゅ in this word.
• 2しゅちゅう is incorrect because the kanji 集 is not read as しゅ in this word.
• 3しゅうじゅう is incorrect because the kanji 中 is not read as じゅう in this context.

• 集中しゅうちゅう — concentration, focus

The correct reading for 食器 is しょっき. 食 is read as しょく and 器 is read as き. Due to a phonetic rule called onbin (euphonic change), the 'ku' sound in しょく is shortened to a small 'tsu' (っ) when followed by the 'k' sound in き, making it しょっき. It means 'tableware' or 'dishes'.

• 1しょくき is incorrect because it fails to apply the onbin phonetic change, which is required here.
• 3しょくひん is incorrect because it is the reading for 食品 (food products), confusing the kanji 器 with 品.
• 4しょっぴん is incorrect because it applies onbin to the wrong word (食品), confusing 器 with 品.

• 食器しょっき — tableware, dishes

The correct answer is 2: 減少. The sentence means 'The import volume of rice is decreasing.' げんしょう is written 減少, meaning 'decrease/reduction.' 減（げん）means 'to decrease' and 少（しょう）means 'few/less,' together meaning 'decrease.' The pattern 減少している indicates an ongoing decrease.

• 1減小 is not a standard Japanese word. 減 is correct but 小（しょう）is the wrong second kanji; it should be 少.
• 3現少 is not a real word. 現（げん）means 'present/appear,' which is the wrong first kanji; it should be 減.
• 4現小 is not a real word. Both kanji are wrong: 現 should be 減, and 小 should be 少.

• 減少げんしょう — decrease, reduction