N4 Vocabulary · Test 47

The word じゅうしょ means 'address,' and the correct kanji writing is 住所. 住 is read じゅう (on'yomi) and 所 is read しょ (on'yomi). Option 2 correctly writes this. The sentence means 'Please teach me how to write addresses in Japanese.'

• 1任所 is not a valid word. 任 (にん, 'responsibility/duty') looks similar to 住 (じゅう) but is a different kanji with a different meaning. This is a deliberate lookalike distractor.
• 3彳主 is not a valid kanji or word. It appears to be a garbled transcription — 彳 is the radical (ぎょうにんべん) of 住, and 主 is the phonetic component, but written separately they do not form the kanji 住.
• 4往所 is not a valid word. 往 (おう, 'to go/to proceed') shares the same radical as 住 and looks similar, but it is a different kanji. This is a deliberate lookalike distractor.

• 住所じゅうしょ — address
• かきかた — way of writing, how to write
• おしえる — to teach, to tell

The word あかるく is the adverbial form of あかるい (明るい, 'bright'). The correct kanji is 明, giving 明るく. Option 1 correctly writes this. The sentence means 'The wind died down and the sky became bright.'

• 2月日るく is not a valid kanji writing. It appears to be a garbled transcription — 月日 are the components of 明 (日 + 月), but written separately they do not form the kanji 明.
• 3赤るく is not valid. 赤 is read あか ('red'), and while あかるく and あか share the initial あか sound, 赤るく is not a real word. This is a deliberate phonetic distractor.
• 4赤字上面三行るく is not a valid kanji writing. This appears to be a garbled transcription or textual description of a kanji component.

• 明あかるい — bright, well-lit, cheerful
• 風かぜ — wind
• そら — sky

かった is the past tense of かう (買う), meaning 'to buy.' The sentence says Yamada-san bought a watch at a department store, so 買った is correct. 買 (ばい/かう) means 'to buy.'

• 1売った (うった) is the past tense of 売る (うる), meaning 'sold.' This is the opposite action — Yamada-san bought, not sold.
• 3置った is not standard. 置く (おく) means 'to put/place,' and its past tense is 置いた (おいた), not 置った. This is a distractor using a lookalike kanji.
• 4貸った is not standard. 貸す (かす) means 'to lend,' and its past tense is 貸した (かした), not 貸った. This is a distractor using a lookalike kanji.

• 買かう — to buy
• 買かった — bought (past tense)
• 売うる — to sell
• 貸かす — to lend

安心 is read あんしん (an-shin), meaning 'peace of mind' or 'relief.' The kanji 安 is read あん and 心 is read しん. Option 4 correctly gives this reading.

• 1しいぱい is not a valid reading for any common word. It appears to be a scrambled version of しんぱい.
• 2しんぱい (心配) means 'worry/anxiety' — the opposite of 安心. This is a deliberate distractor using the same 心 kanji.
• 3あんしい is an incorrect reading. The kanji 心 is read しん (on'yomi) here, not しい.

• 安心あんしん — peace of mind, relief, reassurance

ふかい (深い) means 'deep.' The sentence says 'This river is very ____, so it's dangerous.' A deep river is dangerous because you could drown, so ふかい fits perfectly.

• 1あさい (浅い) means 'shallow.' A shallow river is not dangerous, so this contradicts the second clause.
• 3ひくい (低い) means 'low' (height). This describes the height of objects or places, not the depth of a river.
• 4たかい (高い) means 'high/tall.' This describes height, not the depth of water in a river.

• 深ふかい — deep
• 浅あさい — shallow
• 低ひくい — low
• 高たかい — high, tall
• 危険きけん — dangerous

Option 1 is correct. 「自分」 is read as 「じぶん」 (jibun), meaning 'oneself' or 'myself'. In the sentence, 「自分で」 means 'by oneself' or 'on one's own'.

• 2「ちっぷん」 is an incorrect reading. There is no such word with this reading.
• 3「じっぷん」 is an incorrect reading. It might be a distractor mixing the 'じ' (ji) sound with a fake 'っぷん' ending.
• 4「ちぶん」 is an incorrect reading. It mixes the 'ち' (chi) sound with the second kanji's fake 'ぶん' reading.

• 自分じぶん — oneself, myself

Option 3 is correct. 「旅行」 is read as 「りょこう」 (ryokou), meaning 'travel' or 'trip'. The reading uses the on'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading) for both kanji.

• 1「りゅうこ」 is incorrect. It uses the wrong long vowel sound for the first kanji (りゅう instead of りょ).
• 2「りょうこ」 is incorrect. It uses the wrong long vowel sound for the first kanji (りょう instead of りょ).
• 4「りゅこう」 is incorrect. It uses the wrong long vowel sound for the first kanji (りゅ instead of りょ).

• 旅行りょこう — travel, trip

Option 1 is correct. 「計画」 is read as 「けいかく」 (keikaku), meaning 'plan' or 'planning'. Both kanji use their on'yomi readings.

• 2「けいが」 is incorrect. It drops the 'く' (ku) from the second kanji.
• 3「けかく」 is incorrect. It drops the 'い' (i) from the first kanji.
• 4「けが」 is incorrect. It drops both the 'い' and 'く', and is a real word 「怪我」 (けが) meaning 'injury', making it a plausible distractor.

• 計画けいかく — plan, planning

Option 4 is correct. 「楽しい」 is read as 「たのしい」 (tanoshii), meaning 'fun', 'enjoyable', or 'pleasant'. It describes an activity that brings enjoyment, such as planning a trip.

• 1「うれしい」 (ureshii) means 'happy' or 'glad', describing a personal feeling of joy rather than an activity being fun.
• 2「いそがしい」 (isogashii) means 'busy'.
• 3「うつくしい」 (utsukushii) means 'beautiful'.

• 楽たのしい — fun, enjoyable

Option 4 is correct. 「地下鉄」 is read as 「ちかてつ」 (chikatetsu), meaning 'subway' or 'underground train'. 「地」 is read as 「ちか」 (chika) and 「鉄」 as 「てつ」 (tetsu).

• 1「じげてつ」 is incorrect. It uses the wrong readings for the first two kanji.
• 2「じかてつ」 is incorrect. It uses the wrong reading for the first kanji (じか instead of ちか).
• 3「ちげてつ」 is incorrect. It uses the wrong reading for the second kanji (げ instead of か).

• 地下鉄ちかてつ — subway, underground train