N4 Vocabulary · Test 92

きゅうこう is the reading for 急行, meaning 'express (train)' or 'rapid service.' The kanji 急 means 'urgent/rapid' and 行 means 'go/proceed,' together forming a common word for a fast train that skips smaller stations.

• 1早急 is read きっきゅう, meaning 'prompt/immediate.' The kanji 早 (early) changes the reading and meaning entirely.
• 2救急 is read きゅうきゅう, meaning 'emergency/rescue' (as in 救急車, ambulance). The second kanji 急 repeats rather than 行.
• 4急走 is not a standard word. While 急 means 'rapid' and 走 means 'run,' this combination is not used in everyday Japanese and does not read きゅうこう.

• 急行きゅうこう — express train; rapid service
• 早急きっきゅう — prompt; immediate
• 救急きゅうきゅう — emergency; first aid

まにあい is the reading for 間に合い (the ます-stem of 間に合う), meaning 'to be in time / to make it on time.' 間 (interval/time) + に + 合う (fit/match) forms this set phrase. The stem form 間に合い appears here because it connects to a following verb or continuation.

• 1真に合い is not a standard expression. 真 (true/real) does not combine with に合い in this way.
• 3間に会い uses 会う (to meet/encounter) instead of 合う (to fit/suffice). While both can be read あい, the idiom 間に合う requires 合う, not 会う.
• 4真に会い combines both wrong elements: 真 instead of 間, and 会い instead of 合い. This is not a real word.

• 間に合う（まにあう） — to be in time; to make it; to suffice
• 合あう — to fit; to match; to be sufficient
• 会あう — to meet; to see (someone)

ならい is the ます-stem of ならう, written 習う, meaning 'to learn (from someone / under instruction).' The context — studying kan字 every day, watching the blackboard — clearly indicates learning from a teacher, so 習い is correct.

• 2学い is not valid Japanese. The verb 学ぶ (まなぶ, 'to study/learn') does not have a stem form 学い; its stem is 学び.
• 3慣い is not valid. The verb 慣れる (なれる, 'to get used to') has the stem 慣れ, not 慣い.
• 4覚い is not valid. The verb 覚える (おぼえる, 'to memorize') has the stem 覚え, not 覚い.

• 習ならう — to learn (from a teacher/instructor); to take lessons
• 学まなぶ — to study; to learn (on one's own or academically)
• 覚おぼえる — to memorize; to remember

ちゅうい is the reading for 注意, meaning 'attention / caution / care.' The context says ちゅういしながら (while paying attention), which is the common phrase 注意しながら — 'while paying close attention (to the blackboard).'

• 1集合 is read しゅうごう, meaning 'assembly / gathering.' The reading does not match ちゅうい.
• 2集中 is read しゅうちゅう, meaning 'concentration / focus.' The reading does not match ちゅうい.
• 4注目 is read ちゅうもく, meaning 'attention / notice (drawing attention to something).' It shares the kanji 注 but the reading and nuance differ; 注目する means 'to take notice of,' not 'to pay careful attention while doing something.'

• 注意ちゅうい — attention; caution; care
• 注意ちゅういする — to pay attention; to be careful
• 集中しゅうちゅう — concentration; focus
• 注目ちゅうもく — attention; notice; spotlight

うつし is the ます-stem of うつす, and in the context of copying characters from a blackboard into a notebook, the correct kanji is 写す (to copy / to trace). 写し while writing in a notebook is the standard expression for 'copying' text.

• 1映し (from 映す, うつす) means 'to project / to reflect (an image),' as in projecting a film or reflecting light. It does not mean copying written text.
• 3移し (from 移す, うつす) means 'to transfer / to move (something from one place to another).' While it can mean 'transferring' data, it is not the word used for copying writing from a board.
• 4画し is not a standard word with the reading うつし. 画 (が/かく) does not form a common verb 画す.

• 写うつす — to copy; to trace; to reproduce (writing, a picture)
• 映うつす — to project; to reflect (an image/light)
• 移うつす — to transfer; to move; to shift (from one place to another)

ただしく is the く-form of ただしい (正しい, correct/proper). Option 3 (正しく) is correct. The sentence means 'Please use the machine correctly.'

• 1止 (し/とどめる/とまる) means 'stop'; 止しく is not a valid word and is a shape distractor for 正.
• 2丘 (おか) means 'hill'; 丘して is not a valid word and is unrelated in both shape and meaning.
• 4足 (あし/たし・りる/た・りる) means 'foot/sufficient'; 足しく is not a valid word and is a shape distractor for 正.

• ただしい（正しい） — correct, proper
• ただしく（正しく） — correctly (adverbial く-form)
• きかい — machine
• つかう（使う） — to use

The sentence means 'Please use the machine correctly.' The tested word つかって is the te-form of つかう (to use), written in kanji as 使って.

• 2動って is not a valid te-form. The verb 動く (うごく, to move) has the te-form 動いて (うごいて), not 動って.
• 3便る (たよる) means 'to rely on'; its te-form is 便って (たよって), which does not match the reading つかって and does not fit the context of using a machine.
• 4働って (はたらいて) is the te-form of 働く (はたらく, to work). The reading はたらって does not match つかって, and 'work the machine' is not the intended meaning.

• 使つかう — to use
• 機械きかい — machine
• 正ただしく — correctly, properly

The sentence means 'My clothes got dirty, so I washed them.' The tested word ふく (clothes) is written in kanji as 服.

• 2脈 (みゃく) means 'pulse' and does not read ふく.
• 3肢 (し) means 'limb (arm/leg)' and does not read ふく.
• 4販 (はん) appears in words like 販売 (はんばい, sales) and does not read ふく.

• 服ふく — clothes
• 汚よごれる — to get dirty
• 洗あらう — to wash

The sentence means 'My clothes got dirty, so I washed them.' The tested word あらった is the past tense of あらう (to wash), written in kanji as 洗った.

• 1沈る (しずむ, to sink) has the past form 沈んだ (しずんだ) or 沈んだ; it does not read あらった.
• 3浴びる (あびる, to bathe/shower) has the past form 浴びた (あびた), not 浴びった, and does not match the reading あらった.
• 4流れる (ながれる, to flow) has the past form 流れた (ながれた), not 流れった, and does not match the reading あらった.

• 洗あらう — to wash
• 服ふく — clothes
• 汚よごれる — to get dirty

The sentence means 'Please translate this sentence into English.' The tested word ぶん (sentence/text) is written in kanji as 文.

• 2言 (げん/こと) means 'word' or 'speech' and does not read ぶん.
• 3詞 (し) means 'word/lyrics' and does not read ぶん.
• 4歌 (うた/か) means 'song' and does not read ぶん.

• 文ぶん — sentence, text
• 英語えいご — English (language)