N4 Vocabulary · Test 91

The underlined word あおい means 'blue,' and its correct kanji representation is 青い. The sentence means 'A blue light could be seen in the distance.'

• 1白い (しろい) means 'white.' This is a color adjective like the correct answer but does not match the reading あおい.
• 2明るい (あかるい) means 'bright.' Although it could describe light, its reading is あかるい, not あおい.
• 4赤い (あかい) means 'red.' This is another color adjective but does not match the reading あおい.

• 青あおい — blue
• 光ひかり — light
• 遠とおく — in the distance

The underlined word ひかり means 'light,' and its correct kanji is 光. The sentence means 'A blue light could be seen in the distance.' 光が見えた = 'a light was seen.'

• 1日 is read ひ and means 'day' or 'sun.' It does not match the reading ひかり.
• 2火 is read ひ and means 'fire.' It does not match the reading ひかり.
• 4電 is read でん and means 'electricity.' It does not match the reading ひかり.

• 光ひかり — light
• 見みえる — to be visible, can be seen

The underlined word つくった is the past tense of つくる ('to make'), and its correct kanji is 作った. The sentence means 'I sold vegetables that I made/grew myself.'

• 3件った is not a valid word. 件 (ケン/くだん) cannot be read as つく, so this is a deliberate distractor using a lookalike kanji.

• 作つくる — to make, to produce
• 自分じぶん — oneself

The underlined word やさい means 'vegetable(s),' and its correct kanji is 野菜. The sentence means 'I sold vegetables that I made/grew myself.'

• 1理采 is not a real word. It uses lookalike components: 理 (リ) and 采 (サイ) instead of 野 (ヤ) and 菜 (サイ).
• 2理菜 is not a real word. 理 (リ) is substituted for 野 (ヤ), making this a deliberate lookalike distractor.
• 3野采 is not a real word. 采 is a lookalike for 菜 (both share the right component 采), but 野采 does not exist as a compound.

• 野菜やさい — vegetable(s)
• 売うる — to sell

The underlined word うりました is the past polite form of うる ('to sell'), and its correct kanji is 売りました. The sentence means 'I sold vegetables that I made/grew myself.'

• 売うる — to sell
• 売うりました — sold (polite past)

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

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

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