N4 Vocabulary · Test 4

The underlined word is あおい, meaning 'blue.' The correct kanji writing is 青い (あおい). The sentence means 'Suzuki-san is wearing a blue shirt.'

• 2黒い reads くろい, meaning 'black' — wrong reading and meaning for あおい.
• 3赤い reads あかい, meaning 'red' — wrong reading and meaning for あおい.
• 4白い reads しろい, meaning 'white' — wrong reading and meaning for あおい.

• 青あおい — blue
• 黒くろい — black
• 赤あかい — red
• 白しろい — white

The underlined word is ばしょ, meaning 'place/location.' The correct kanji is 場所 (ばしょ). The sentence means 'Please tell me the place of the meeting.'

• 1揚炉 is not a real word; these kanji do not combine to mean ばしょ. 揚 is used in words like 揚げる (to fry), and 炉 means 'furnace.'
• 2場炉 is not a real word. 場 is correct for ば, but 炉 (ろ, furnace) is the wrong second kanji — it should be 所 (しょ).
• 3揚所 is not a real word. 揚 is the wrong first kanji; it should be 場 (ば).

• 場所ばしょ — place, location
• 会議かいぎ — meeting, conference

The underlined word is あるいて, the te-form of 歩く (あるく, 'to walk'). The correct kanji is 歩いて. The sentence means 'My house is 5 minutes from the station on foot.'

• 1走いて is not a valid form. 走る (はしる, 'to run') has the te-form 走って, not 走いて. Also, はしる does not match the reading あるいて.
• 2走いて is identical to option 1 — same issue: not a valid te-form and wrong reading.

• 歩あるいて — walking (te-form of 歩く)
• 歩あるく — to walk
• 走はしる — to run

The underlined word is べんり, meaning 'convenient.' The correct kanji is 便利 (べんり). The sentence means 'It became convenient because the subway was built.'

• 2便理 is not a real word. 便 (べん) is correct, but 理 (り) is the wrong second kanji — it should be 利 (り, 'convenience/benefit').
• 3梗理 is not a real word and does not read べんり. 梗 reads こう, not べん.

• 便利べんり — convenient
• 地下鉄ちかてつ — subway

The underlined word is ねむかった, the past tense of the i-adjective 眠い (ねむい, 'sleepy'). The correct kanji writing is 眠かった. The sentence means 'I was very sleepy, so I drank coffee.'

• 1眠むかった has incorrect okurigana. The i-adjective 眠い conjugates to 眠かった (ねむかった), not 眠むかった. There is no 'む' in the conjugation.
• 3眠むかった is identical to option 1 — same incorrect okurigana issue.

• 眠ねむい — sleepy
• 眠ねむかった — was sleepy (past tense of 眠い)

The sentence means 'The clothes I washed this morning still haven't dried yet.' The verb かわく（乾く）means 'to dry (of clothes, etc.)'. In the negative 〜ていません form, かわいていません means 'have not dried / are not dry yet,' which fits perfectly after まだ ('still not').

• 1ひえて（冷えて）is from 冷える 'to become cold.' Clothes that were just washed are not expected to be cold, so this does not fit the context.
• 2なおって（直って）is from 直る 'to be fixed / to be repaired.' There is no indication the clothes were broken or needed repair.
• 3ぬれて（濡れて）is from 濡れる 'to get wet.' Right after washing, clothes ARE wet, so saying they 'still haven't gotten wet' makes no sense.

• 乾かわく — to dry (of clothes, paint, etc.)
• 冷ひえる — to become cold / to cool down
• 直なおる — to be fixed / to be repaired
• 濡ぬれる — to get wet
• まだ — still (not yet)

The sentence means 'Smith-san always studies enthusiastically.' ねっしんに（熱心に）is an adverb meaning 'enthusiastically / with great zeal,' which naturally modifies べんきょうしています ('is studying').

• 1だいじに（大事に）means 'carefully / treating something as important,' used for taking care of things (e.g., 大事にする 'to cherish'). It does not naturally modify studying.
• 2たいせつに（大切に）also means 'carefully / preciously,' similar to 大事に. It is used for treasuring things, not for describing how one studies.
• 4まっすぐに（真っ直ぐに）means 'straight / directly,' used for direction or posture. It does not collocate with べんきょうする in this context.

• 熱心ねっしんに — enthusiastically / with zeal
• 大事だいじに — carefully / treating as important
• 大切たいせつに — carefully / preciously
• 真っ直ぐに（まっすぐに） — straight / directly

The sentence means 'I have an interest in Japanese manga.' The fixed pattern 〜に きょうみ（興味）が あります means 'to have an interest in ~.' きょうみ is the correct noun here.

• 1きぶん（気分）means 'mood / feeling.' きぶんが あります is not a natural expression, and 'mood' does not fit the pattern 〜に ___ がある.
• 3こころ（心）means 'heart / mind.' こころが あります is not used in this pattern and does not mean 'interest.'
• 4しゅみ（趣味）means 'hobby.' While related, the correct pattern is 〜に きょうみが あります. 趣味 is used as '私の趣味は〜です' (My hobby is ~), not as 〜に 趣味がある.

• 興味きょうみ — interest
• 気分きぶん — mood / feeling
• 心こころ — heart / mind
• 趣味しゅみ — hobby

The sentence means 'I don't know well the rules of tennis.' ルール means 'rules,' and ルールを しる（知る）means 'to know the rules.' よく しりません means 'don't know well,' which fits perfectly.

• 1アイディア means 'idea.' Tennis does not have 'ideas' that one would know or not know in this way.
• 3あんない（案内）means 'guidance / showing someone around.' This does not fit '___ of tennis' that one knows or doesn't know.
• 4せつめい（説明）means 'explanation.' While one could understand an explanation, テニスのせつめい ('explanation of tennis') is not a natural collocation, and the focus is on knowing the rules.

• ルール — rule(s)
• アイディア — idea
• 案内あんない — guidance / showing around
• 説明せつめい — explanation

The sentence means 'Have you finished preparing the luggage for the trip yet?' ようい（準備）means 'preparation.' ようい できましたか means 'have you finished preparing?', which fits the context of getting luggage ready for a trip.

• 1やくそく（約束）means 'promise.' やくそくできましたか would mean 'have you finished making a promise?', which does not fit preparing luggage.
• 2りよう（利用）means 'use / utilizing.' りようできましたか would mean 'were you able to use (it)?', which does not fit the context.
• 3せわ（世話）means 'care / looking after.' せわできましたか would mean 'were you able to take care of (someone)?', which does not fit preparing luggage.

• 準備ようい — preparation / getting ready
• 約束やくそく — promise
• 利用りよう — use / utilizing
• 世話せわ — care / looking after