N4 Vocabulary · Test 85

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

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

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

へや is written 部屋, meaning 'room.' 部 (へ/ぶ, section/room) + 屋 (や, building/shop). The correct option is 1.

• 2部室 (ぶしつ) means 'club room' (e.g., at school). Same first kanji but second kanji 室 (しつ, room) changes both meaning and reading.
• 3戸屋 is not a standard word. 戸 (と, door) + 屋 (や) is a fabricated distractor using a plausible kanji for 'door.'
• 4戸室 is not a standard word. Another fabricated combination using 戸 and 室.

• 部屋へや — room

あかるくて is the て-form of あかるい (明るい, bright). The kanji 明 with okurigana るくて is correct. The correct option is 1.

• 2早るくて is not valid. The adjective 早い (はやい, early/fast) has the て-form 早くて — the extra る in the okurigana makes this wrong.
• 3赤るくて is not valid. The adjective 赤い (あかい, red) has the て-form 赤くて — the extra る makes this wrong.
• 4軽るくて is not valid. The adjective 軽い (かるい, light) has the て-form 軽くて — the extra る makes this wrong.

• 明あかるい — bright, well-lit; cheerful

ひろい is written 広い, meaning 'wide / spacious.' This fits the sentence: 'this room is bright and spacious, so work is easy.' The correct option is 3.

• 1青い (あおい) means 'blue.' Wrong meaning and reading for ひろい.
• 2白い (しろい) means 'white.' Wrong meaning and reading.
• 4長い (ながい) means 'long.' A plausible near-synonym of 'spacious' but wrong reading and meaning.

• 広ひろい — wide, spacious, broad

しごと is written 仕事, meaning 'work / job.' 仕 (し, to serve/do) + 事 (こと, thing/matter). The correct option is 4.

• 1作業 (さぎょう) means 'work / operation / task.' It is a real word but reads さぎょう, not しごと.
• 2仕業 (しわざ) means 'deed / misdeed (often negative).' Real word but wrong reading and nuance.
• 3作事 (さじ) means 'carpentry / construction work.' Real word but reads さじ, not しごと.

• 仕事しごと — work, job, employment

駅 (えき) means 'train station.' The sentence says 'I bought a newspaper at a shop in the station.' 駅 is the correct kanji for えき.

• 2騒 (けん) is used in words like 試験 (しけん, exam) or 経験 (けいけん, experience); it is not read えき and does not mean 'station.'
• 3駐 (ちゅう) appears in 駐車 (ちゅうしゃ, parking) or 駐在 (ちゅうざい, stationing); it is not read えき.
• 4駆 (く/か) means 'to run/rush' as in 駆ける (かける); it is not read えき.

• 駅えき — train station