問題用紙
１９９７ ４級
文字・語彙
日本語能力試験
問題I_____のことばはどうよみますか。１２３４からいちばんいいものをひとつえらびなさい。
Part I How to read the underlined part. Please choose one best answer from 1 2 3 4
1. 木の下でラジオを聞きました。
Hiragana ：きのしたでラジオをききました。 Romaji ：Ki no shita de rajio wo kikimashita. Meaning ：I listened to the radio under the tree.
１．木 １．ほん ２．まど ３．と 4．き
Romaji : 1. Hon 2. Mado 3. To 4. Ki
Answer : 4
The correct answer is the fourth option which is spelled as ‘ki’ and is translated as tree. The other choice has a similar form of kanji letter with the kanji letter in the question which is being given as shown in the first option, ほん (hon). The first option should be is written as 本 in kanji letter。
The other choice in the second option, まど(mado) is written as 窓 in kanji letter and can be translated as window. The third option、と(to) is written as 戸 in kanji letter and can be translated as door.
The following are examples on the option’s usage in sentence :
First option :
ほん（本）
Kanji ：この本があまり読まないか
Hiragana ：このほんがあまりよまないか
Romaji ：Kono hon ga amari yomanaika
Meaning ：(You) don’t read this book that much ?
Second option :
まど（窓）
Kanji ：大雨が降っていますから窓を閉めてください。
Hiragana ：おおあめがふっていますからまどをしめてください。
Romaji ：oo ame ga futte imasu kara mado wo shimete kudasai.
Meaning ：Because the heavy rain fall, please close
the window.
Third option :
と（戸）
Kanji ：夕べだれがそんな遅く時間に戸を叩いたか
Hiragana ：ゆうべだれがそんなおそくじかんにとをたたいたか
Romaji ：Yuube dare ga sonna osoku jikan ni to wo tataitaka ?
Meaning ：Who knocked the door on that late of time last night ?
２．下 １．すた ２．すだ 3．した ４．しだ
Romaji : 1.Suta 2. Suda 3. Shita 4. Shida
Answer : 3
The correct answer is the in the third option. It is translated as below, under, down. The option in first, second and fourth option is just a false answer by replacing with another letters to make it as a similar answer to deceive.
３．聞きました 1．ききました ２．おきました ３．ひきました ４．あきました
Romaji : 1. Kikimashita 2. Okimashita 3. Hikimashita 4. Akimashita
Answer : 1
All of the answers are verbs. But the correct verb is in the first option and it is translated as listened. The second option, read as okimashita in romaji is written as 起きましたand can be translated as woke up. The third option is read as hikimashita in romaji and is written as 引きました in kanji letter. It is translated as pulled. The last option, akimashita is written as 開きました and can be translated as opened. The following are examples on the option’s usage in sentence :
First option : おきました（起きました）
Kanji ：昨日休みですからお祖父さんが遅く起きました。
Hiragana ：きのうやすみですからおじいさんがおそくおきました。
Romaji ：Kinou yasumi desu kara ojiisan ga osoku okimashita.
Meaning ：Yesterday is holiday, so my grandfather woke up late.
Second option : ひきました（引きました）
Kanji ：さっきその人がこのドアーを引きました。
Hiragana ：さっきそのひとがこのドアーをひきました。
Romaji ：Sakki sono hito ga kono doa- wo hikimashita.
Meaning ：Quite a while ago that person opened the door.
Third option : あきました（開きました)
Kanji ：一昨日銀行が9時に開きました。
Hiragana ：おとといぎんこうが９じにあきました。
Romaji ：Ototoi ginkou ga 9-ji ni akimashita.
Meaning ：Two days ago bank opened at 9 o’clock.
2. 白いはこの中に百円のりんごが八つあります。
Hiragana : しろいはこのなかにひゃくえんのりんごがやつあります。 Romaji : shiroi hako no naka ni hyaku en no ringo ga yattsu arimasu. Meaning : There are eight apples costs 100 yen inside the white box.
１．白い １．くろい ２．くらい ３．しるい 4．しろい
Romaji : 1. Kuroi 2. Kurai 3. Shirui 4. Shiroi
Answer : 4
The correct answer is in the fourth option. The other option are false answers made to deceive. Below we will given an example of sentence using the word in the option answer : 黒い（くろい）
Kanji : あの人は色が黒いです。
Hiragana : あのひとはいろがくろいです。
Romaji : Ano hito wa iro ga kuroi desu.
Meaning : That person skin is black (dark complexion).
暗い（くらい）
Kanji : 寝るときにわたしの部屋がいつも暗いです。
Hiragana : ねるときにわたしのへやがいつもくらいです。
Romaji : Neru toki ni watashi no heya ga itsumo kurai desu.
Meaning : My room is always dark when I am sleeping.
白い（しろい）
Kanji : 彼女の色が雪のように白いです。
Hiragana : かのじょのいろがゆきのようにしろいです。
Romaji : Kanojyo no iro ga yuki no you ni shiroi desu.
Meaning : Her complexion is as white as snow.
２．中 １．そと 2．なか ３．みぎ ４．よこ
Romaji : 1.Soto 2. Naka 3.Migi 4. Yoko
Answer : 2 All of the answers are related with positions. But the correct answer is in the second option. Below we will discuss all of the options’s usage in an example :
そと（外）
Kanji : わたしが一人でこの郵便局に入ります。友達が外に待っています。
Hiragana : わたしがひとりでこのゆうびんきょくにはいります。ともだちがそとにまっています。
Romaji : Watashi ga hitori de kono yuubinkyoku ni hairimasu. Tomodachi ga soto ni matte imasu.
Meaning : I enter the post office all by myself. My friend wait outside.
なか（中）
Kanji :生徒たちが今教室のなかに勉強しています。
Hiragana :せいとたちがいまきょうしつのなかにべんきょうしています。
Romaji :Seitotachi ga ima kyoushitsu no naka ni benkyou shite imasu.
Meaning : Students is studying inside the class right now.
みぎ（右）
Kanji : その車が急に右に曲がりました。
Hiragana : そのくるまがきゅうにみぎにまがりました。
Romaji : Sono kuruma ga kyuu ni migi ni magarimashita.
Meaning : That car suddenly turned right.
よこ（横）
Kanji : 祖父があまり元気ないから,今ベッドの横になっています。
Hiragana : そふがあまりげんきないから、いまベッドのよこになっています。
Romaji : Sofu ga amari genki nai kara, ima beddo no yoko ni natte imasu.
Meaning : Because My grandfather is not feeling well, he is now lying on the bed.
３．百円 １．しゃくえん ２．じゃくえん 3．ひゃくえん ４．びゃくえん
Romaji : 1. Syakuen 2. Byakuen 3. Hyakuen 4. Byakuen
Answer : 3
The correct answer is in the third option. The other options are false because the pronunciation of the kanji displayed in the question is false.
４．八つ １．むっつ 2．やっつ ３．よっつ ４．はっつ
Romaji : 1. Muttsu 2. Yattsu 3. Yottsu 4. Hattsu
Answer : 2
The correct answer is in the second option which means eight. All of the answers are pronunciations of kanji numbers. The other options are false because it is for the pronunciation for other kanji numbers. The first option, muttsu is for six. The third option, yottsu is for four. The last option is actually hachi which is onyoumi or Chinese Pronunciation and the other answers are kunyoumi or Japanese Pronunciation.
3. けさのごじ一分に女の子がうまれました。
Hiragana : けさのごじいっぷんにおんなのこがうまれました。 Romaji : Kesa no goji ippun ni onnanoko ga umaremashita. Meaning : At 5:01 this morning a girl was born.
１．一分 １．いちふん ２．いちぶん ３．いっふん ４．いっぷん
Romaji : 1. Ichifun 2. Ichibun 3. Iffun 4. Ippun
Answer : 4
The correct answer is in the fourth option. All the other answers are just false pronunciation.
２．女の子 １．おなのこ ２．おうなのこ ３．おんなのこ ４．おなんのこ
Romaji: 1. Onanoko 2. Ounanoko 3. Onnanoko 4. Onannoka
Answer : 3
The correct answer is in the third option. All of the other answers are just false pronunciation.
4. お金がないから、水しかのみません。
Hiragana :おかねがないから、みずしかのみません。 Romaji : Okane ga nai kara, mizu shika nomimasen. Meaning : Because I don’t have money, I only drink water.
１．お金 1．おかね ２．おがね ３。おかぬ ４．おがぬ
Romaji : 1. Okane 2. Ogane 3. Okame 4. Ogame
Answer : 1
The correct answer is in the first option. The other answers are false because of the false pronunciation.
２．水 1．さけ ２．ちゃ 3．みず ４．すい
Romaji : 1. Sake 2. Cha 3. Mizu 4. Sui
Answer : 3
The correct answer is in the third option. All of the other answers are related to water but the answers are false. The first option, sake is written as 酒 in kanji which is a type of custom-made alcohol drinks and usually drinks by Japanese people. The second option, chai sis written as 茶 in kanji and it means tea which is also another kind of drinks. The fourth option is an Onyoumi of the kanji or the Chinese Pronunciation for the kanji displayed in the question itself.
5. 父はきょうたばこを九本すいました。
Hiragana : ちちはきょうたばこをきゅうぼんすいました。 Romaji : Chichi wa kyou tabako wo kyuubon suimashita. Meaning : My father smoked 9 of cigarettes today.
１．父 １．あね 2．ちち ３．はは ４．あに
Romaji : 1. Ane 2. Chichi 3. Haha 4. Ani
Answer : 2
All of the answers are person which relates with us in a family. The correct answer is in the second option. The first option is written as 姉 in kanji letter which means my older sister. The third option is written as 母 in kanji letter which means my mother. The fourth option is written as 兄 in kanji letter which means my older brother.
２．九本 １．きゅうほん ２．くほん 3．きゅうぼん ４．くぼん
Romaji : 1. Kyuuhon 2. Kuhon 3. Kyuubon 4. Kubon
Answer : 3
The correct answer is in the third option. The other options are false answers because of the false pronunciation.
6. あなたの国では何語をはなしますか。
Hiragana : あなたのくにではなんいごをはなしますか Romaji : Anata no kuni de wa nanigo wo hanashimasuka ? Meaning : What is the language do you speaks in your country ?
１．国 １．くみ 2．くに ３．こく ４．ごく
Romaji : 1. Kimi 2. Kuni 3. Koku 4. Goku
Answer : 2
The correct answer is in the second option. The other options are just a false answer because of the falsely-written pronunciation.
２．何語 １．なんご ２．なのご ３．なぬご 4．なにご
Romaji : 1. Nango 2. Nanogo 3. Namego 4. Nanigo
Answer : 4
The correct answer is in the fourth option. The other options are just false answers because of the false pronunciation.