N4 Vocabulary · Test 26

かまいません means 'I don't mind / that's fine / no problem,' and is used to grant permission or say something is acceptable. In option 2, A asks 'May I sit here?' and B replies 'かまいませんよ' (I don't mind / sure, go ahead), which is a natural and correct usage.

• 1A says 'Thank you for the delicious tea.' The natural response would be どういたしまして (you're welcome) or similar. かまいません does not fit as a reply to thanks.
• 3A says 'See you tomorrow.' The natural response would be またあした or じゃあまた. かまいません is not used as a farewell reply.
• 4A says 'Welcome' (a greeting to a visitor). The natural response would be something like おじゃまします or a return greeting. かまいません does not fit.

• かまいません — I don't mind; that's fine; no problem (used to give permission or say something is acceptable)

さしあげる (差し上げる) is the humble (謙譲語) form of あげる, meaning 'to give (to a superior).' It is used when the speaker gives something to someone of higher social status. Option 2 is correct because 先生 (teacher) is a social superior, making さしあげました the appropriate humble form.

• 1つま (wife) is not a social superior; she is family/equal status. You would use plain あげる, not the humble さしあげる.
• 3とり (bird) is an animal. Giving food to animals uses やる (or あげる), never the humble さしあげる.
• 4花 (flowers) are plants. Giving water to plants uses やる, not the humble さしあげる.

• さしあげる — to give (humble form, to a superior)
• つま — wife
• 先生せんせい — teacher
• とり — bird
• むし — bug, insect

ちゅうし (中止) means 'cancellation' or 'suspension' of an event, match, or planned activity. Option 1 is correct: 'If it rains tomorrow, the match (しあい) will be cancelled' — a natural use of 中止 for cancelling a scheduled event.

• 2Quitting a company (会社をやめる) uses やめる (to quit/resign), not ちゅうし. 中止 is for cancelling events, not for resigning from a job.
• 3Quitting smoking (たばこをすうのをやめる) also uses やめる, not ちゅうし. You don't 'cancel' a habit; you 'quit' it.
• 4A bus being delayed (おくれる) would be described with words like ていこう (delay) or とまる (stop). バスがちゅうしして makes no sense — buses are not 'cancelled' in this phrasing; you might say バスが運休して (service suspended), but not 中止して.

• ちゅうし — cancellation, suspension (of an event)
• しあい — match, game, competition
• やめる — to quit, to stop (a habit or job)

じゅんび (準備) means 'preparation.' Option 1 is correct: 'The preparation for the party was completed (できました)' — a natural and correct usage of 準備.

• 2こしょう (故障) means 'breakdown/malfunction.' You don't 'prepare' (準備) for a breakdown — you 'repair' (しゅうり) it. 車の故障の準備 is nonsensical.
• 3火事の準備 (preparing for a fire) doesn't make sense in this context. When the air is dry (火事の危険が高い), you would do よぼう (予防, prevention) or よじ (用心, caution), not 準備.
• 4Reviewing kanji learned that day is ふくしゅう (復習, review), not 準備 (preparation). You prepare before learning, not after.

• じゅんび — preparation
• こしょう — breakdown, malfunction (故障)
• ふくしゅう — review (of studied material, 復習)
• よぼう — prevention (予防)

ねっしん (熱心) means 'enthusiastic, zealous, eager' and describes a person's earnest attitude toward an activity. Option 4 is correct: 'The students enthusiastically (ねっしんに) practiced conversation' — 熱心に modifies how they practiced, showing eager dedication.

• 1Rain (雨) cannot be 'enthusiastic.' ねっしんに ふる is nonsensical. You would use げんりょうに (激しく, heavily) or ひどく to describe heavy rain.
• 2Sleeping (ねる) cannot be done 'enthusiastically.' ねっしんに ねる is unnatural. You would use ぐっすり (deeply) or よく (well) to describe sleeping soundly when tired.
• 3An illness (びょうき) getting better cannot be described as 'enthusiastic.' You would use だんだん (gradually) or すっかり (completely) to describe recovery.

• ねっしん — enthusiastic, zealous, eager (熱心)
• かいわ — conversation (会話)
• れんしゅう — practice (練習)

北区 is read きたく. 北 (きた) means 'north' and 区 (く) means 'ward/district'. Together it refers to Kita Ward, a common ward name in Japanese cities.

• 2きたぐ is incorrect — 区 is read く here, not ぐ.
• 3きたくん is incorrect — there is no 'ん' sound in this word.
• 4きたぐん is incorrect — this would be like reading 区 as ぐん, which is wrong in this context.

• 北区きたく — Kita Ward (North Ward)
• 区く — ward, district

通って is read かよって, from the verb 通う (かよう), meaning 'to commute to / to attend (school, etc.)'. The context 学校に通っています ('I am attending a school') requires this verb. The て-form of 通う is 通って (かよって).

• 1かゆって is not a valid reading of 通う; the correct stem is かよ-, not かゆ-.
• 3とうって is not a standard reading of this kanji in any common verb.
• 4とおって is the て-form of 通る (とおる, 'to pass through'), which is a different verb. While 通る→通って (とおって) is a real form, it does not fit the context of attending school — you say 学校に通う (かよう), not 学校に通る.

• 通かよう — to commute to, to attend (school/work)
• 通とおる — to pass through, to go through

妹 is read いもうと, meaning 'younger sister'. This is the standard reading and the correct answer.

• 1いもと is missing the う — the correct reading is いもうと, a four-mora word.
• 2むすめ is the reading of 娘, meaning 'daughter' or 'girl', not 妹.
• 4むすうめ is an incorrect, non-existent reading.

• 妹いもうと — younger sister
• 娘むすめ — daughter, girl

代わりに is read かわりに, meaning 'instead of / on behalf of'. 代 (か) means 'substitute/replacement', and わり is the rendaku form of 割り (from 割る). The context '妹の代わりに手紙を書きました' means 'I wrote the letter on behalf of my younger sister.'

• 1おわり is the reading of 終わり (end/finish), a completely different word.
• 3おかわり has an extra お prefix — 代わり by itself does not take お in this expression.
• 4かかわり has an extra か — the correct form is かわり, not かかわり.

• 代かわりに — instead of, on behalf of
• 終おわり — end, finish

手紙 is read てがみ, meaning 'letter (mail)'. 手 is read て and 紙 undergoes rendaku (voicing) from かみ to がみ when combined in this compound.

• 1てかみ is incorrect — 紙 becomes voiced (がみ) in this compound due to rendaku.
• 3でかみ is incorrect — 手 is read て (unvoiced), not で.
• 4でがみ is incorrect — both syllables are wrong: 手 is て (not で), and while 紙 does rendaku to がみ, the first character should remain て.

• 手紙てがみ — letter (mail)
• 紙かみ/がみ — paper