N4 Vocabulary · Test 9

「くすり」means 'medicine' and is written 薬. The sentence asks 'How much is this medicine?'

• 1果 is read か and means 'fruit' — unrelated to くすり.
• 2楽 is read らく and means 'easy/comfortable' — unrelated to くすり.
• 3菓 is read か and appears in 菓子（かし, sweets）— unrelated to くすり.

• 薬くすり — medicine

「おきました」is the past form of 起きる（おきる, to wake up）. The sentence says 'Yesterday I woke up at 9 o'clock.' The correct kanji is 起きました.

• 1赴きました reads おもむきました (to go/proceed to) — a different, more advanced verb.
• 2題しました is not a real word; 題（だい）means 'topic/subject' and cannot form this verb.
• 4匙ました is not a real word; 匙（さじ）means 'spoon' and cannot form this verb.

• 起おきる — to wake up, to get up

「だんせい」means 'male' and is written 男性. The sentence says 'The men's restroom is over there.'

• 1男姓 uses 姓（せい, surname）instead of 性（せい, sex/gender）— a lookalike kanji trap; not a standard word.
• 2女性 reads じょせい and means 'female' — the opposite of what is needed.
• 4女姓 also uses the wrong kanji 姓 and would mean 'female' — both wrong kanji and wrong meaning.

• 男性だんせい — male, man
• 女性じょせい — female, woman

「おせば」is the conditional form of 押す（おす, to press）. The sentence says 'If you press this switch, the light turns on.' The correct kanji is 押せば.

• 1伸せば reads のせば — from 伸す（のす）, a different verb; does not match おす.
• 2挿せば reads させば — from 挿す（さす, to insert）— a different verb with the wrong reading.
• 4坤せば is not a real word; 坤 reads こん and is unrelated to pressing.

• 押おす — to press, to push

「おくりました」is the past form of 送る（おくる, to send）. The sentence says 'I sent luggage to my parents back home.' The correct kanji is 送りました.

• 1込りました reads こまりました — from 込む（こむ, to get crowded）— wrong reading and meaning.
• 2返りました reads かえりました — from 返る（かえる, to return）— wrong reading and meaning.
• 3速りました is not a standard word; 速 reads はや/そく and does not form this verb.

• 送おくる — to send (a thing)

ざんねん（残念）means 'disappointing/regrettable.' The speaker really wanted to go on the trip, but it was canceled (ちゅうしになった), so naturally they feel disappointed. 残念です is the standard expression for this feeling.

• 2ふべん（不便）means 'inconvenient.' A canceled trip is not described as 'inconvenient'; this word refers to something being impractical or hard to use, not an emotional reaction.
• 3だめ（駄目）means 'no good/useless.' While casual, it doesn't naturally describe one's emotional state of disappointment about a canceled trip in this sentence pattern.
• 4しんぱい（心配）means 'worry/anxiety.' The speaker isn't worried about something; they are disappointed that the trip was canceled.

• 残念ざんねん — disappointing, regrettable
• ちゅうし — cancellation (中止)
• 不便ふべん — inconvenient
• 心配しんぱい — worry, anxiety

さがした（探した）means 'searched for.' The speaker lost their key and searched for it, but couldn't find it anywhere (どこにもない). 探す is the correct verb for looking for a lost item.

• 1しらべた（調べた）means 'investigated/checked.' You might 調べる a fact or information, but you don't typically 調べる a lost physical object like a key.
• 3みつけた（見つけた）means 'found.' This contradicts the second clause どこにもないんです ('it's nowhere to be found'), so it cannot be correct.
• 4あつめた（集めた）means 'collected/gathered.' This doesn't fit the context of looking for a single lost key.

• 探さがす — to search for, to look for
• 調しらべる — to investigate, to check
• 見みつける — to find
• 集あつめる — to collect, to gather

きもち（気持ち）means 'feeling.' 気持ちがいい is a set phrase meaning 'feels good/refreshing.' Taking a shower after sports feels refreshing, so this fits perfectly.

• 1ぐあい（具合）means 'condition/state.' ぐあいがいい means 'in good condition,' but it describes a physical state or health, not the pleasant sensation of a shower.
• 2こころ（心）means 'heart/mind.' こころがいい is not a natural Japanese expression and doesn't describe a physical sensation.
• 4げんき（元気）means 'energy/health/vigor.' げんきがいい means 'energetic/healthy,' which doesn't describe how a shower feels.

• 気持きもち — feeling, sensation
• 気持きもちがいい — feels good, refreshing
• 具合ぐあい — condition, state
• 元気げんき — energy, health, vigor

けいけん（経験）means 'experience.' 経験をする is a standard collocation meaning 'to have an experience.' The sentence says 'When I traveled to Japan, I had various experiences,' which fits perfectly.

• 2おもいで（思い出）means 'memory/memories.' The natural verb is 思い出を作る (make memories), not 思い出をする, so this doesn't collocate correctly.
• 3おみやげ（お土産）means 'souvenir.' You would say お土産を買う (buy souvenirs), not お土産をする, so this is grammatically wrong.
• 4きょうみ（興味）means 'interest.' The correct patterns are 興味を持つ or 興味がある, not 興味をする, so this doesn't work.

• 経験けいけん — experience
• 思い出（おもいで） — memory, recollection
• お土産（おみやげ） — souvenir
• 興味きょうみ — interest

やめました（止めました）means 'stopped/quit.' やめる takes an action and means to stop doing it. Because it's raining, the speaker stopped (decided not to) go for a walk. さんぽに行くのをやめました is natural and correct.

• 1とじました（閉じました）means 'closed (a book/eyes/lips).' This verb doesn't apply to stopping an activity like going for a walk.
• 2すてました（捨てました）means 'threw away/abandoned (a physical object).' You can't 捨てる an action like going for a walk.
• 3しめました（閉めました）means 'closed (a door/window/shop).' This doesn't apply to stopping an activity.

• 止やめる — to stop (doing something), to quit
• 閉とじる — to close (book, eyes)
• 捨すてる — to throw away, to discard
• 閉しめる — to close (door, window)