N4 Vocabulary · Test 16

自分 is read じぶん (jibun), meaning 'oneself / myself.' The sentence means 'I made this bookshelf myself.' Option 2 is the correct reading.

• 1じぷん — incorrect; there is no small 'っ' or 'ぷ' in the reading. This is a distractor with a similar-looking kana.
• 3じいぷん — incorrect; no long vowel or 'ぷ' sound exists in this word.
• 4じいぶん — incorrect; the reading is not lengthened with an extra 'い'.

• 自分じぶん — oneself, myself

旅館 is read りょかん (ryokan), meaning 'Japanese-style inn.' The sentence means 'This inn is very famous.' Option 3 is correct. Note that 旅 is りょ (ryo) and 館 is かん (kan), with no long vowel.

• 1りょうかん — incorrect; adds a long vowel 'ょう' to 旅. This is a common distractor.
• 2りょうがん — incorrect; both wrong long vowel and wrong second kanji reading (がん instead of かん).
• 4りょがん — incorrect; 館 is read かん here, not がん.

• 旅館りょかん — Japanese-style inn
• 有名ゆうめい — famous

特に is read とくに (tokuni), meaning 'especially / particularly.' The sentence means 'There is nothing I particularly want right now.' Option 4 is correct.

• 1さきに — this is 先に (before/first), a different word entirely.
• 2べつに — this is 別に (particularly not / not especially), a near-synonym but a different word and kanji.
• 3すぐに — this is 直ぐに (immediately/right away), unrelated to 特に.

• 特とくに — especially, particularly

決まりました is read きまりました (kimarimashita), from 決まる (to be decided / to be fixed). The sentence means 'The summer vacation plans have been decided.' Option 2 is correct.

• 1あつまりました — this is 集まりました (gathered), from 集まる. Wrong kanji.
• 3はじまりました — this is 始まりました (began), from 始まる. Wrong kanji.
• 4とまりました — this is 止まりました/泊まりました (stopped / stayed), wrong kanji.

• 決きまる — to be decided, to be fixed
• 予定よてい — plan, schedule

進んで is read すすんで (susunde), from 進む (to advance / to progress). The sentence means 'In this country, robot technology is advanced.' Option 4 is correct.

• 1つずんで — not a real word; mixes up kana to resemble すすむ.
• 2すずんで — not a real word; distractor with similar sounds.
• 3つつんで — this would correspond to 包んで (to wrap), a different kanji and verb.

• 進すすむ — to advance, to progress
• 技術ぎじゅつ — technology, technique

「せつめい」is written 説明, meaning 'explanation.' The sentence asks someone to explain how to use the camera: 'Please explain how to use this camera.' 説(せつ) means 'explain/state' and 明(めい) means 'clear,' together giving 'explanation.'

• 1訳明 is not a real word. 訳(わけ/やく) appears in words like 翻訳(ほんやく, translation) but 訳明 does not exist.
• 2設明 is not a real word. 設(せつ) appears in words like 設計(せっけい, design) but 設明 does not exist.
• 4記明 is not a real word. 記(き) appears in words like 記録(きろく, record) but 記明 does not exist.

• 説明せつめい — explanation
• 使い方（つかいかた） — how to use, usage

「おきます」in the context of waking up in the morning is written 起きます, meaning 'to wake up / get up.' The sentence says 'I always wake up at 7 in the morning.' 起(お) means 'to rise/wake.'

• 2置きます(おきます) means 'to put/place' something down. It is a real verb but does not fit the context of waking up in the morning.
• 3措きます is not a standard word. 措(そ) appears in words like 措置(そち, measures) but 措きます is not used.
• 4押きます is not a standard word. 押(お) appears in 押す(おす, to push) but 押きます is not used.

• 起おきます — to wake up, to get up

「とおい」is written 遠い, meaning 'far/distant.' The sentence says 'The subway station is far from here.' 遠(とお) means 'far.'

• 1近い(ちかい) means 'near/close.' It is the opposite of what the sentence requires, and its reading is ちかい, not とおい.
• 3違い(ちがい) means 'difference' (noun form of 違う). The reading ちがい does not match とおい.
• 4通い(かよい) means 'commuting/going back and forth' (noun form of 通う). The reading かよい does not match とおい.

• 遠とおい — far, distant
• 地下鉄ちかてつ — subway

「やさい」is written 野菜, meaning 'vegetable.' The sentence says 'I eat vegetables every day.' 野(や) means 'field' and 菜(さい) means 'greens/vegetable,' together giving 'vegetable.'

• 1理菜 is not a real word. 理(り) appears in words like 理由(りゆう, reason) but 理菜 does not exist as a standard word.
• 2也祭 is not a real word. 也(や) and 祭(さい/まつり) are kanji but this combination does not exist.
• 3家菜 is not a real word. 家(か/いえ) means 'house' but 家菜 is not a standard word.

• 野菜やさい — vegetable
• 毎日まいにち — every day

「とじて」is written 閉じて, the te-form of 閉じる(とじる), meaning 'to close.' The sentence says 'Please close your eyes.' 閉(と) means 'to close.'

• 1賭じて is not a real word. 賭(と) appears in 賭ける(かける, to bet) but 賭じて does not exist.
• 2開じて is not a real word. 開(かい/ひら) appears in 開く(あく/ひらく, to open) — this is the opposite meaning and does not read as とじて.
• 4関じて is not a real word. 関(かん/せき) appears in 関係(かんけい, relation) but 関じて does not exist. Note that 閉じる and 関じる are easily confused due to similar kanji appearance.

• 閉とじて — closing (te-form of 閉じる, to close)
• 目め — eye