Test próbny JLPT N2 nr 2

Odpowiedź: 2 けいこう

傾向 is read けいこう (tendency). 傾 is けい and 向 is こう with a long vowel, never ごう. The sentence means "Young people these days tend not to watch much TV."

Odpowiedź: 4 するどい

鋭い is read するどい (sharp). The ど is voiced, not と. すろどい does not exist, and えい is the on-reading of 鋭, not used for 鋭い. The sentence means "Nobody could answer his sharp question."

Odpowiedź: 1 ほうふ

豊富 is read ほうふ (plentiful). 豊 is ほう with a long vowel, but 富 is a short ふ, and the first sound is not voiced. The sentence means "This shop has a wide variety of goods, and the prices are low."

Odpowiedź: 3 おぎなって

補う is read おぎなう (to make up for what is lacking). おこなう is 行う, やしなう is 養う, and ともなう is 伴う. The sentence means "I make up for the nutrients I lack with vegetable juice."

Odpowiedź: 1 しせい

姿勢 is read しせい (posture). 姿 is し and 勢 is せい, which is not voiced here. The sentence means "If you sit with good posture, your lower back does not get tired easily."

Odpowiedź: 3 講義

こうぎ meaning a university lecture is written 講義. 構 is used in 構造 (structure) and 購 in 購入 (purchase). 議 is the character in 会議 (meeting) and looks similar to 義. The sentence means "Professor Yamada's lectures are popular, and the classroom is always full of students."

Odpowiedź: 2 争う

The underlined word is あらそう, which is written 争う (to compete for). 戦う and 闘う are read たたかう, and 抗う is read あらがう (to resist), so none of them can be read あらそう. The sentence means "The two teams will compete for the championship in the final."

Odpowiedź: 4 管理

かんり is written 管理 (management). 管 has the bamboo radical 竹 on top. 官 is used in 警官 (police officer), 館 in 図書館 (library), and 菅 is a different character with the grass radical on top. The sentence means "This building is managed by a specialist company."

Odpowiedź: 2 干した

ほす is written 干す (to hang out to dry). 千 is the number 1,000 and only looks similar. 汗 means sweat, and 刊 is used in words like 週刊 (weekly publication). The sentence means "The weather was nice, so I hung the laundry out on the balcony."

Odpowiedź: 1 混乱

こんらん is written 混乱 (confusion). 混 is the character in 混む and 混ぜる. 困 (as in 困る), 根 (as in 屋根) and 覧 (as in 展覧会) have the same sounds but are not used in this word. The sentence means "The trains stopped because of an accident, and the station was in great confusion."

Odpowiedź: 3 非

非公式 means unofficial. 公式 takes the prefix 非, and 不公式, 無公式 and 未公式 are not words. Other examples are 非常識 and 非公開. The sentence means "Because the time was set during practice, it is treated as an unofficial record."

Odpowiedź: 1 副

副社長 is the vice president, the person who assists the president. 副 is put before job titles, as in 副会長. 準 is used in 準優勝 and 次 in 次回, and they do not attach to 社長. The sentence means "While the president is away on a business trip, the vice president attends meetings in his or her place."

Odpowiedź: 4 風

The suffix 風 means "in the style of", as in ヨーロッパ風, 和風 and 洋風. 状 shows a shape (棒状), 類 a category (野菜類) and 性 a quality (安全性), so they do not fit here. The sentence means "European-style buildings line the street in front of the station."

Odpowiedź: 2 連れ

家族連れ means people who have come with their family. 子ども連れ and 親子連れ are formed the same way. 付き is used as in 朝食付き (with breakfast) and 込み as in 税込み (tax included). The sentence means "The amusement park was crowded with many families at the weekend."

Odpowiedź: 3 高

高性能 means high-performance. The prefix 高 shows a high degree, as in 高品質 and 高収入. 上性能, 大性能 and 強性能 are not words. The sentence means "This camera is small but high-performance, and it takes clear pictures even in dark places."

Odpowiedź: 4 分野

分野 is a field of study or work, as in 専門の分野. 区域 and 地帯 are areas of land, and 方角 is a compass direction, so they are not used for academic subjects. The sentence means "My older brother and I do research at the same graduate school, but our fields of specialization are different."

Odpowiedź: 2 徹夜

徹夜 means staying up all night to do something, which matches 一睡もしていない (I have not slept at all). 寝坊 is oversleeping, 夜明け is dawn, and 日帰り is a day trip. The sentence means "I could not finish preparing my presentation in time, so I stayed up all night making the materials."

Odpowiedź: 1 引き受けた

引き受ける means to agree to take on a job or role you were asked to do. 受け取る is to receive a thing, 引き出す is to draw something out such as money, and 受け付ける is used by the side that accepts applications. The sentence means "I was asked to host my friend's wedding party and gladly accepted."

Odpowiedź: 3 プレッシャー

プレッシャー is the mental pressure you feel from expectations or responsibility. トラブル is a problem or dispute, ショック is being shaken by a sudden event, and パニック is a person losing calm. The sentence means "When the expectations of people around them are too high, some athletes feel it as pressure and cannot show their real ability."

Odpowiedź: 4 うっかり

うっかり means carelessly, without noticing, and is often used with 忘れる. がっかり is feeling disappointed, ぎっしり is being tightly packed, and ぴったり is fitting exactly. The sentence means "I carelessly forgot my promise to meet a friend and watched TV at home all day."

Odpowiedź: 2 鮮やかな

鮮やか describes a color that is vivid and beautiful. 盛んな means active or thriving, 確かな means certain, and 器用な means skillful with one's hands, so none of them describes a color. The sentence means "Many brightly colored flowers are blooming in the garden, and they stand out even from far away."

Odpowiedź: 3 解消

解消 means to get rid of things like stress, worry or dissatisfaction. 解決 is used for solving problems, 解散 for a group breaking up, and 解除 for lifting a ban or restriction. The sentence means "I play tennis at weekends to relieve the stress from work."

Odpowiedź: 4 しかたがない

やむを得ない means there is no other way, so it cannot be helped. It is almost the same as しかたがない. もったいない means something is a waste. The sentence means "A typhoon is approaching, so cancelling the game cannot be helped."

Odpowiedź: 1 すべての

あらゆる means every possible one, almost the same as すべての (all). いくつかの means only some, so the meaning is different. The sentence means "I tried every possible method to solve this problem."

Odpowiedź: 3 気をつけた

用心する means to be careful so that nothing bad happens, almost the same as 気をつける. 急ぐ (hurry), 連絡する (contact) and 我慢する (endure) do not mean to be careful. The sentence means "This area gets dark at night, so you should be careful when you walk alone."

Odpowiedź: 2 よく似ている

そっくりだ means to look so alike that it is hard to tell the two apart, so it is closest to よく似ている. あまり似ていない is the opposite. The sentence means "Tanaka looks exactly like his or her father."

Odpowiedź: 4 完成させる

仕上げる means to finish making something completely, almost the same as 完成させる. 提出する is to hand in, 書き直す is to rewrite, and 書き始める is to start writing. The sentence means "I intend to finish this report by the end of this week."

Odpowiedź: 2 社長は、来年度の会社の方針を社員に説明した。

方針 is a basic policy or course of action, as in 会社の方針 (company policy). Sentence 2 means "The president explained next year's company policy to the employees." Sentence 1 needs 道順 (route), 3 needs 使い方 (how to use), and 4 needs 方向 (direction).

Odpowiedź: 4 雷が鳴り始めたため、試合は一時中断された。

中断 means to stop something for a while in the middle, and is used for games, meetings or work. Sentence 4 means "The game was suspended for a while because it started to thunder." Sentence 1 needs 休む (take a day off), 2 needs 半分に切る (cut in half), and 3 needs 横切る (cross).

Odpowiedź: 1 初めての海外出張だが、英語が得意な先輩が一緒なので心強い。

心強い expresses feeling reassured because you have someone or something to rely on. Sentence 1 means "It is my first business trip abroad, but I feel reassured because a senior colleague who is good at English is coming with me." Sentence 2 needs 濃い (strong, of coffee), 3 needs 丈夫 (physically strong), and 4 needs 気が強い (strong-willed).

Odpowiedź: 3 何度も確認したのに、計算の間違いを見落としてしまった。

見落とす means to fail to notice something even though you looked. Sentence 3 means "I checked many times, but I still overlooked a mistake in the calculation." Sentence 1 needs 見下ろす (look down on), 2 needs 見送る (see someone off), and 4 needs 置き忘れる (leave behind).

Odpowiedź: 1 忘れ物に気づいたので、いったん家に戻ってから出かけることにした。

いったん means once, for the time being, before going on to do something else. Sentence 1 means "I noticed I had forgotten something, so I decided to go home first and then go out." Sentence 2 needs 一度 (not even once), 3 needs いつも (always), and 4 needs だいたい (about).

Odpowiedź: 2 に際して

に際して means "on the occasion of / when doing" and is used in formal notices. The sentence means "When using this facility, please be sure to read the following notes." にわたって shows a range or period, に比べて is a comparison, and につれて shows two things changing together, so they do not fit.

Odpowiedź: 4 を通じて

を通じて shows the person or thing through which something happens. The sentence means "I met my wife through a mutual friend from my university days." をめぐって marks the topic of a dispute, をこめて means "filled with (a feeling)," and を問わず means "regardless of," so none of them fit.

Odpowiedź: 1 にもかかわらず

にもかかわらず means "despite / even though" and is followed by an unexpected result. The sentence means "Even though it was raining hard, many fans had gathered at the venue before the start." ばかりに gives the cause of a bad result, ついでに means "while doing something else," and からには means "now that ~, naturally."

Odpowiedź: 3 上で

Vた + 上で means "after first doing ~ (and based on that)." The sentence means "Please sign after carefully checking the contents of the application form." 上に means "in addition to." とたん means "the moment ~" and cannot be followed by a request. きり means the state stays unchanged after the action.

Odpowiedź: 1 からといって

からといって means "just because ~ (it does not mean ...)" and is followed by expressions like とは限らない. The sentence means "Just because the price is high, the quality is not necessarily good." からには means "now that ~, of course," ものだから gives an excuse-like reason, and おかげで gives the cause of a good result.

Odpowiedź: 4 せざるを得ない

ざるを得ない means "have no choice but to do." する becomes せざるを得ない. The sentence means "Since all the trains have stopped because of the typhoon, we have no choice but to cancel today's business trip." The other choices mean "there is no way I would," "I cannot keep doing," and "one should not," which do not match the reason.

Odpowiedź: 3 起こしかねない

Vます-stem + かねない means "might (lead to a bad result)." The sentence means "If you keep driving that fast, you could cause a serious accident." Be careful: かねる means the opposite, "cannot / find it hard to do." がたい means "hard to do" and ようがない means "there is no way to do," so they do not fit.

Odpowiedź: 2 決まり次第

Vます-stem + 次第 means "as soon as ~" and is followed by something the speaker will do. The sentence means "As soon as the detailed interview schedule is decided, we will inform you by email." て以来 means "ever since," につれて shows gradual change, and たとたん is only used for unexpected things that already happened.

Odpowiedź: 2 つつある

Vます-stem + つつある is a written expression showing that a change is in progress. The sentence means "With the spread of the internet, the way people shop is changing greatly." かねる means "cannot," ようがない means "there is no way to," and がたい means "hard to do," so they contradict the sentence.

Odpowiedź: 3 に限って

に限って means "of all times, exactly when ~" and expresses bad luck. The sentence means "It is always on the days I go out without an umbrella that I get rained on on my way home." にしては means "considering ~," に応じて means "in accordance with," and にかけては means "when it comes to (a skill)."

Odpowiedź: 4 ご覧になる

The customer is the one who sees, so the honorific form of 見る, ご覧になる, is correct. The staff member says, "Customers who will see the special exhibition, please buy the ticket for it at that counter." 拝見する is the humble form used for one's own action. お目にかかる is humble for "to meet," and お見えになる is honorific for "to come."

Odpowiedź: 1 終わりっこない

Vます-stem + っこない is a casual, strong negative meaning "there is no way ~." B says, "With this much, there is no way just the two of us can finish. Let's ask someone to help." 終わるに決まっている means "it will surely finish" and 終わるところだ means "about to finish," which contradict asking for help. 終わったものだ recalls the past.

Odpowiedź: 3 もとに

The correct order is 4→2→3→1: この番組は、視聴者から寄せられた意見をもとに作られている。 ("This program is made based on opinions sent in by viewers.") N をもとに means "based on N." Only 作られて can come directly before いる.

Odpowiedź: 1 かどうかは

The correct order is 4→3→1→2: すぐに結果が出るかどうかはともかく、毎日練習を続けることが大切だ。 ("Whether or not results come right away, it is important to keep practicing every day.") 〜はともかく means "setting ~ aside for now" and follows 〜かどうかは.

Odpowiedź: 4 いる

The correct order is 1→3→4→2: あなたの将来を心配しているからこそ、あえて厳しいことを言うのです。 ("It is precisely because I worry about your future that I dare to say harsh things.") からこそ emphasizes the reason. あなたの must be followed by the noun 将来, and 心配して is followed by いる.

Odpowiedź: 2 ことはない

The correct order is 3→2→4→1: 駅まで歩いて行けないことはないが30分以上はかかる。 ("It is not impossible to walk to the station, but it takes at least 30 minutes.") 〜ないことはない is a reserved way of saying something is possible.

Odpowiedź: 1 緊張が

The correct order is 3→4→1→2: 試験の日が近づくにつれて緊張が高まってきた。 ("As the exam day approached, my nervousness grew.") V dictionary form + につれて means that as one thing changes, another gradually changes too. 高まって comes directly before きた.

Odpowiedź: 3 すると

The previous sentence says the writer's body gradually got used to waking early, and what follows is what happened next as a result, so すると ("then / and with that") fits. それなのに means "and yet," それとも means "or," and なぜなら means "because," so they do not connect the two sentences correctly.

Odpowiedź: 2 そんな

The blank points to what was just written: "the town was moving like this even while I was asleep." To refer to something just mentioned in a text, the そ-form そんな is used. あんな refers to something distant that both writer and reader already know. どんな and どういう are question words, but this sentence is not a question.

Odpowiedź: 1 というものだ

というものだ expresses the writer's firm judgment, "this is what ~ really is," and goes well with これこそ: "This is truly the smart way to use time." とのことだ reports what someone else said, but this is the writer's own experience. というわけではない is a negation and にすぎない means "merely," which contradict the positive context.

Odpowiedź: 4 やめてしまったとしても

たとえ pairs with 〜としても to mean "even if." The sentence means "Even if you give up after three days, it is worth trying once." 以上 means "now that ~," とたん means "the moment ~," and あげく means "after much ~, in the end (a bad result)," and none of them can be used with たとえ.

Odpowiedź: 3 思えてならない

〜てならない shows a feeling that arises naturally and cannot be held back. The sentence means "I cannot help thinking now that I should have started ten years earlier." The writer recommends early rising, so the negative meanings "I cannot allow myself to think," "I must not think," and "I could not possibly think" do not fit.

Odpowiedź: 3 15日までに、黒いいすを希望することをメールで伝える。

The email says that if the chairs are needed on the 20th, the same model in black can be delivered on schedule, and that the customer should send an email by the 15th. So Mr. Sato must email by the 15th to ask for the black chairs. If delivery on the 27th is fine, no contact is needed, so 2 is wrong. Cancelling or ordering again is not mentioned.

Odpowiedź: 1 ねじを巻く時間が、一日の始まりに気持ちを落ち着かせてくれるから。

The writer says the short time spent winding the watch brings calm to the start of a busy day, and does not want to lose this time. Other people think the reason is the memory of the grandfather, but the writer says that is not the main reason. The watch is not accurate, so 3 is wrong. 4 is only a feature of the watch.

Odpowiedź: 4 深く眠ってしまわないように、20分ほどで起きる。

The text says that sleeping 30 minutes or more leads to deep sleep and lowers efficiency, so it is important to stop a nap after about 15 to 20 minutes. It also says sitting is better than lying down and that the nap should finish by 3 p.m., so 1 and 3 are the opposite of the text. 2 is also the opposite, because deep sleep should be avoided.

Odpowiedź: 2 メモを取ることの意味は、書きながら内容を整理し、理解する点にある。

The writer says that writing is nothing other than organizing what you heard in your own head, and that taking notes means choosing and understanding information. Even if you never read the notes again, more than half of their role is already done, so 1 is wrong. The writer does not say recordings or photos are better. The text says you cannot write down everything, so 4 is also wrong.

Odpowiedź: 3 正午を過ぎても、「点検中」の札があるうちはボタンを押さない。

The notice says the finishing time may change and asks residents not to press the button until the sign saying 点検中 is removed. So even after noon, they must not press it while the sign is there. Going out is not forbidden; people can use the stairs. Only people who have difficulty using the stairs need to tell the manager's office. Both elevators stop, so 4 is wrong.

Odpowiedź: 2 作業の手順は覚えていたが、その理由を考えたことがなかったから。

The reason is given right after: the writer's body remembered the steps, but the writer had never thought about the reasons for them. Nothing says there was not enough time. The writer explained each step, so the writer knew what to teach. The writer found out about the unnecessary tasks later that night by checking; Mori did not point them out.

Odpowiedź: 4 作業の目的を先に伝えてから、手順を説明するようにした。

The text says the writer first talks about what the work is for, and then explains the steps. In other words, the purpose comes first. Mori began to think and find better ways as a result of this change; the writer did not make Mori think of the method first. Explaining in more detail or teaching only some steps is not mentioned.

Odpowiedź: 1 教える側が自分の理解の不十分さに気づき、学び直す機会になる。

The last paragraph says that the person who teaches is made to notice how unclear their own understanding is and ends up learning again. The idea that teaching is one-way is what the writer used to think, and it is denied by しかし実際には. The text says nothing about joy or about length of experience.

Odpowiedź: 3 ベルの音に急がされて、無理に乗ろうとする乗客がいること

The text says the sharp sound made passengers hurry more than necessary, and that people kept running into doors that were about to close. The danger is that hurried people try to get on by force. The bell could tell people about departure reliably, so 1 is wrong. Not hearing announcements and falling down are not mentioned.

Odpowiedź: 1 曲の違いによって、駅やホームがわかるようにすること

Right after ②, the text explains that with a different tune at each station you can tell which station you are at, and with a different tune for each platform you can tell which platform's train is leaving. 2 and 3 are the first role, described in the paragraph before. Increasing the number of train users is not mentioned.

Odpowiedź: 4 発車メロディーには、安全と利用者の便利さの両方への配慮がある。

The last sentence says the melodies include both care for safety and thoughtful attention to users. Melodies were created so that passengers would not panic, not to be more reliable than bells. The text talks about using a different tune at each station, so 2 is the opposite. Promoting the town is a recent use, not the original purpose.

Odpowiedź: 2 子どもの質問に、きちんと答えないで済ませる返事

こうした返事 refers to the replies just before it, such as "That's just how it is" and "You'll understand when you're older," which brush the question aside. In other words, replies that end the talk without really answering. 1 appears in the second paragraph, and 3 and 4 in the third paragraph, as different ways of responding.

Odpowiedź: 3 答えをもらった子どもは、そこで考えるのをやめてしまうから。

Right after this, the text says a child who is given the answer is satisfied for the moment but stops thinking there. The writer believes the attitude of trying to find out for oneself matters more than knowledge. The text does not say that children cannot understand, that adults' answers are wrong, or that children will ask more questions.

Odpowiedź: 1 子どもの考えを聞いて、答えを一緒に探すようにする。

In the third paragraph the writer recommends asking the child "What do you think?" and then looking it up or trying it together. The last sentence also calls the child's question a call to think together. The writer does not recommend waiting in silence. It does not matter if the child's answer is wrong, so 3 does not fit. 4 is the same as simply giving the answer.

Odpowiedź: 4 一人でする作業には、職場より自宅のほうが適している。

A says that at home, work done alone goes much faster than before. B says that home is probably better for tasks that need concentration alone. So both accept this point. Time with family appears only in A. Fewer new ideas and online meetings ending quickly appear only in B.

Odpowiedź: 2 Aはオンラインで補えると述べ、Bはオンラインでは補えないものがあると述べている。

A says the problem can be fully made up for by setting times to talk online. B thinks online meetings leave no room for talk to wander, so ideas born from casual chat are lost. A admits that asking small questions has become harder, so A does not say there is no effect. B says working from home is better for efficiency. Neither says people should return to the office.

Odpowiedź: 1 質問をうまくはさんで、会話を盛り上げる人

それ refers to the person in the sentence just before: someone who skillfully puts in questions and makes the conversation lively. This is the common image of a good listener, and the writer says their own idea is a little different. 2 is close to the writer's own idea of a good listener. 3 and 4 describe someone like the first friend, who appears later.

Odpowiedź: 4 沈黙は、話し手が言葉を探したり迷ったりしている大事な時間である。

The text says that a speaker's silence does not always mean there is nothing left to say; the speaker may be looking for the right words or wondering whether to say something. Waiting through silence gives the other person time to think. 1 is what many people do, and the writer disagrees. 2 is denied in the text. 3 is about the listener's time, so it does not fit.

Odpowiedź: 2 相手が自分で考えを整理できるように、急がせずに待てる人

The last paragraph says a good listener is not someone who can say clever things, but someone who can wait quietly nearby until the other person reaches their own answer. The writer says people who talk about their worries are not always looking for answers, so 1 does not fit. Short responses make the speaker feel safe, so 3 is wrong. 4 is how the first friend listened.

Odpowiedź: 3 CとD

Lin's grade average is 3.2, so Lin cannot apply for A (3.5 or higher) but can apply for C (2.5 or higher). The family income is 6 million yen, above the 4 million limit, so B is out. D needs one year or more of volunteer work, and Lin has done a year and a half. International students can also apply for D, so the answer is C and D.

Odpowiedź: 4 成績証明書と推薦書と活動証明書

According to the list of documents, a student in the 2nd year or above applying for A needs a transcript and a letter of recommendation, and a student applying for D needs an activity certificate and a letter of recommendation. So Tanaka needs all three besides the application forms. 1 lacks the activity certificate and 2 lacks the recommendation. The income document is only for B.