N4 Vocabulary · Test 84

ならった ('learned/studied') is written 習った. The verb 習う (ならう) means 'to learn (from someone),' which fits the context 'the meaning of the word I learned yesterday.'

• 1学った is read まなんだ, not ならった — 学ぶ means 'to study/learn' but has a different reading.
• 3勉った is not a valid word; the kanji 勉 is used in 勉強 (べんきょう), not as a standalone verb with this reading.
• 4練った is read ねった, from 練る (ねる, 'to knead/refine'), unrelated in reading and meaning.

• 習ならう — to learn (from a teacher/someone)

いみ is written 意味, meaning 'meaning.' The sentence says 'I can't remember the meaning of the word I learned yesterday.' Option 1 is correct.

• 2＊味 — the first character appears to be a missing/garbled kanji; regardless, this is not the correct word 意味.
• 3意見 is read いけん, meaning 'opinion' — wrong reading and wrong meaning for this context.
• 4＊見 — again the first character is missing/garbled; this is not the correct word 意味.

• 意味いみ — meaning

おもいだせない is written 思い出せない, the potential negative form of 思い出す (おもいだす, 'to recall/remember'). The sentence means 'I can't recall the meaning.' Option 4 correctly uses 思 (おもい) + 出 (だせない).

• 1恩い立せない uses 恩 (おん, 'kindness/favor') instead of 思, and 立 instead of 出 — both characters are wrong.
• 2恩い出せない uses 恩 instead of 思 — the first kanji is a lookalike but wrong.
• 3思い立せない uses 立 instead of 出 — the second kanji is wrong, giving an incorrect verb (思い立つ, 'to decide to do something').

• 思い出す（おもいだす） — to recall, to remember

ひるやすみ is written 昼休み, meaning 'lunch break.' The sentence means 'During lunch break I went to town and took photos.' Option 1 is correct: 昼 (ひる, 'noon/daytime') + 休み (やすみ, 'rest/break').

• 2昼体み uses 体 (からだ, 'body') instead of 休 — a lookalike kanji with the wrong meaning; 'body break' makes no sense.
• 3＊休み — the first character is missing/garbled; this is not the correct word 昼休み.
• 4＊体み — the first character is missing/garbled and 体 is the wrong kanji for やすみ.

• 昼休ひるやすみ — lunch break

The reading まち (town) is written with the kanji 町. In the sentence, まちへ (to town) is the destination the speaker went to during lunch break. 町(まち) is the standard kanji for 'town'.

• 1市(し) means 'city' and is read し, not まち. It refers to a larger administrative area than a 町.
• 2村(むら) means 'village' and is read むら, not まち.
• 4都(と) means 'capital/metropolis' (as in 東京・京都) and is read と, not まち.

• 町まち — town
• 市し — city
• 村むら — village
• 都と — capital, metropolis

The word きょうしつ means 'classroom.' The correct kanji is 教室, read きょうしつ (教 = きょう 'teach' + 室 = しつ 'room'). The sentence means 'In the classroom, we sang a famous Japanese song.'

• 1教客 uses 客 (きゃく, guest/customer) instead of 室 (しつ, room); 教客 is not a real word.
• 3数客 uses 数 (すう, number) and 客 (きゃく, guest); this is not a real word and does not read きょうしつ.
• 4数室 uses 数 (すう, number) instead of 教 (きょう, teach); 数室 is not a real word meaning 'classroom.'

• 教室きょうしつ — classroom
• うた — song
• うたう — to sing

The word ゆうめい (な) means 'famous.' The correct kanji is 有名, read ゆうめい. The sentence means 'In the classroom, we sang a famous Japanese song.'

• 1友名 is not a standard word; 友 (とも/ゆう, friend) + 名 (めい/な, name) does not form the adjective ゆうめい.
• 2友明 is not a standard word; 明 is read めい/あきら but this compound does not mean 'famous.'
• 4有明 is read ありあけ (as in 有明海, Ariake Sea) and is a place name, not the adjective ゆうめいな.

• 有名ゆうめい — famous, well-known
• ゆうめいな — famous (な-adjective form)

The word きょうしつ means 'classroom.' The correct kanji is 教室, read きょうしつ (教 = きょう 'teach' + 室 = しつ 'room'). The sentence means 'In the classroom, we sang a famous Japanese song.'

• 1教客 uses 客 (きゃく, guest/customer) instead of 室 (しつ, room); 教客 is not a real word.
• 3数客 uses 数 (すう, number) and 客 (きゃく, guest); this is not a real word and does not read きょうしつ.
• 4数室 uses 数 (すう, number) instead of 教 (きょう, teach); 数室 is not a real word meaning 'classroom.'

• 教室きょうしつ — classroom
• うた — song
• うたう — to sing