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N4 Vocabulary · Test 90

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  1. 1.このへやはくらくて さむい。

    1. 1 黒くて
    2. 2 晩くて
    3. 3 暗くて
    4. 4 暮くて
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    Answer: 3. 暗くて

    くらくて is the て-form of くらい (暗い, dark). Option 3 (暗くて) is the correct kanji. The sentence means 'This room is dark and cold.'

    • 1黒くて (くろくて) means 'black and…'—a lookalike distractor, but くろい (black) is a different word from くらい (dark).
    • 2晩 (ばん) means 'evening' and does not form the adjective くらい; this is a kanji-shape distractor.
    • 4暮 (く・れる/ぼう) relates to 'making a living' or 'sunset' and does not produce the reading くらくて.
    • くらい（暗い） — dark
    • くろい（黒い） — black
    • くらくて（暗くて） — dark (て-form)

  2. 2.このへやはくらくて さむい。

    1. 1 氷い
    2. 2 冷い
    3. 3 凍い
    4. 4 寒い
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    Answer: 4. 寒い

    さむい means 'cold' (referring to weather/air/temperature) and is written 寒い. Option 4 (寒い) is correct. The sentence means 'This room is dark and cold.'

    • 1氷 (こおり) means 'ice'; 氷い is not a valid word.
    • 2冷い (つめたい) means 'cold to the touch'—a near-synonym, but it is read つめたい, not さむい.
    • 3凍 (こお・る) means 'freeze'; 凍い is not a valid word.
    • さむい（寒い） — cold (weather/air)
    • つめたい（冷たい/冷い） — cold (to touch)

  3. 3.きのうはゆうはんにぎゅうにくをたべた。

    1. 1 夕飲
    2. 2 夕飯
    3. 3 夜飲
    4. 4 夜飯
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    Answer: 2. 夕飯

    ゆうはん means 'evening meal / dinner' and is written 夕飯. Option 2 (夕飯) is correct. The sentence means 'Yesterday I ate beef for dinner.'

    • 1夕飲 is not a real word; 飲 (のむ, drink) is a shape distractor for 飯 (めし/はん, meal).
    • 3夜飲 is not a real word; 夜 (よる, night) is a plausible substitute for 夕 but does not form ゆうはん.
    • 4夜飯 can be read よるめし or ばんめし but is not read ゆうはん; it is a plausible distractor using 夜 instead of 夕.
    • ゆうはん — evening meal, dinner
    • ゆう — evening
    • はん — meal (cooked rice)

  4. 4.きのうはゆうはんにぎゅうにくをたべた。

    1. 1 牛内
    2. 2 午内
    3. 3 牛肉
    4. 4 午肉
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    Answer: 3. 牛肉

    ぎゅうにく means 'beef' and is written 牛肉. Option 3 (牛肉) is correct. The sentence means 'Yesterday I ate beef for dinner.'

    • 1牛内 is not a real word; 内 (ない/うち, inside) is a shape distractor for 肉 (にく, meat).
    • 2午内 is not a real word; 午 (ご, noon/zodiac) is a shape distractor for 牛 (ぎゅう, cow).
    • 4午肉 is not a real word; 午 is a shape distractor for 牛.
    • ぎゅうにく — beef
    • ぎゅう — cow, beef
    • にく — meat

  1. 5.お金を　かりる　ときは、じゅうぶん　かんがえた　ほうが　いい。

    1. 1 重分
    2. 2 多分
    3. 3 万分
    4. 4 十分
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    Answer: 2. 多分

    ふとくて is the て-form of ふとい (太い, thick/fat). The sentence says the uncle's neck is thick and short. Option 2 太くて is correct.

    • 1犬くて is not a valid word; 犬(いぬ) means 'dog' and has no て-form adjective.
    • 3天くて is not a valid word; 天(てん) means 'sky/heaven' and cannot form this adjective.
    • 4丈くて is not a valid word; 丈(じょう/たけ) means 'height/length' and does not produce ふとくて.
    • 太ふとい — thick, fat (of objects or body parts)

  2. 6.リーさんは　かぞくと　わかれて　ひとりで　すんで　います。

    1. 1 離れて
    2. 2 遠れて
    3. 3 放れて
    4. 4 別れて
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    Answer: 2. 遠れて

    ふとくて is the て-form of ふとい (太い, thick/fat). The sentence says the uncle's neck is thick and short. Option 2 太くて is correct.

    • 1犬くて is not a valid word; 犬(いぬ) means 'dog' and has no て-form adjective.
    • 3天くて is not a valid word; 天(てん) means 'sky/heaven' and cannot form this adjective.
    • 4丈くて is not a valid word; 丈(じょう/たけ) means 'height/length' and does not produce ふとくて.
    • 太ふとい — thick, fat (of objects or body parts)

  3. 7.リーさんは　かぞくと　わかれて　ひとりで　すんで　います。

    1. 1 柱んで
    2. 2 往んで
    3. 3 注んで
    4. 4 住んで
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    Answer: 1. 柱んで

    みじかい is written 短い and means 'short (in length/time)'. The sentence says the uncle's neck is thick and short. Option 1 短い is correct.

    • 2短るい is an invalid kanji form; the adjective is 短い, not 短るい.
    • 3失い（うしない）is the ます-stem of 失う (to lose), a lookalike with a different meaning and reading.
    • 4矢い is not a real word; 矢(や) means 'arrow' and cannot form this adjective.
    • 短みじかい — short (in length or duration)

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