N4 Vocabulary · Test 88

The reading しゃしん (photograph) is written with the kanji 写真. 写 means 'to copy/transcribe' and 真 means 'true/real'; together 写真 means 'photograph'. The sentence says 'I went to town during lunch break and took photographs (しゃしんを とりました).'

• 1写直 is not a valid Japanese word. 直 means 'straight/direct' and does not combine with 写 to mean 'photograph'.
• 3This option is garbled (＊直) and cannot be evaluated as a real word; it is not the correct kanji for しゃしん.
• 4This option is garbled (＊真) and cannot be evaluated as a real word; it is not the correct kanji for しゃしん.

• 写真しゃしん — photograph
• 写うつす — to copy, to photograph
• 真しん — true, real

The reading ほんや (bookstore) is written with the kanji 本屋. 本(ほん) means 'book' and 屋(や) means 'shop/store'. Together 本屋 means 'bookstore'. The sentence says 'I started a part-time job as a clerk at a bookstore (ほんやの てんいんの アルバイト).'

• 1本家(ほんけ) means 'head family/main household' and is read ほんけ, not ほんや.
• 2本室(ほんしつ) is not a standard word and does not mean 'bookstore'; it is read ほんしつ, not ほんや.
• 3本展(ほんてん) is not a standard word; 展 means 'exhibition' and does not combine with 本 to mean 'bookstore'.

• 本屋ほんや — bookstore
• 本ほん — book
• 屋や — shop, store

The reading はじめました (began/started) is written with the kanji 始める. 始(はじ) means 'to begin/start'. The sentence says 'I started (はじめました) a part-time job at a bookstore.' 始める is the correct verb for 'to begin an action/activity'.

• 1初めました uses 初, which means 'first time/initial'. 初 is used in words like 初めて (for the first time) or 初心者 (beginner), but the past tense of 'to begin' uses 始める, not 初める.
• 2発めました is not valid. 発(はつ/ほつ) means 'departure/emit' and does not read はじめる.
• 4新めました is not valid. 新(しん/あたら) means 'new' and does not read はじめる.

• 始はじめる — to begin, to start
• 初はじ(め) — first, initial (as in 初めて = for the first time)
• 発はつ/ほつ — departure, emit
• 新しん/あたら(しい) — new

The reading とおくに (far away, to a far place) is written with the kanji 遠く. 遠(とお) means 'far/distant'. 遠く is the noun form meaning 'far place/distance'. The sentence says 'A blue light was seen far away (とおくに あおい ひかりが 見えた).'

• 1This option is garbled (＊く) and cannot be evaluated as a valid kanji compound for とおく.
• 2This option is garbled (＊く) and cannot be evaluated as a valid kanji compound for とおく.
• 3This option is garbled (＊く) and cannot be evaluated as a valid kanji compound for とおく.

• 遠とおく — far place, distance, far away
• 遠とおい — far, distant
• 光ひかり — light

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

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