Kanji Reading Quiz | Compounds and Jukujikun in Context, Standard–Advanced, Set 2

「懸念」 is read 「けねん」 and means a concern or worry. Although 「懸」 is read 「ケン」 in words such as 「懸賞」, it is read 「ケ」 in 「懸念」, so the word is not read 「けんねん」.

When 「相殺」 means offsetting amounts against each other, it is read 「そうさい」. The character 「殺」 is read 「サツ」 in 「殺人」, but it takes the reading 「サイ」 in 「相殺」.

「凡例」, the legend that explains symbols or colors on a map or chart, is read 「はんれい」. Although 「凡」 is read 「ボン」 in 「平凡」, it is read 「ハン」 in 「凡例」.

「進捗」, meaning the progress of work or a plan, is read 「しんちょく」. The reading of 「捗」 here is 「チョク」; the component 「歩」 does not make the compound read 「しんぽ」.

「払拭」, meaning to completely dispel a doubt or negative impression, is read 「ふっしょく」. In this compound, 「拭」 is read 「ショク」, and the reading of 「払」 ends in the small 「っ」.

「端緒」, meaning the beginning of something or a clue that sets it in motion, is read 「たんしょ」. Although 「緒」 can be read 「チョ」 in 「情緒」, it is read 「ショ」 in 「端緒」.

「明瞭」, meaning clear or distinct, is read 「めいりょう」. The reading of 「瞭」 is 「リョウ」, so the word is neither 「めいろう」 nor 「めいりょ」 with the final long vowel omitted.

「老舗」, referring to a long-established and respected business, is read 「しにせ」. It is a jukujikun reading that cannot readily be derived character by character and is listed as a whole word in the appendix to the Jōyō Kanji Table.

「五月雨」 has the jukujikun reading 「さみだれ」, which is also listed in the appendix to the Jōyō Kanji Table. It is not read by pronouncing the characters separately as 「ごがつ」 and 「あめ」.

「海女」, meaning a woman who dives to gather shellfish, seaweed, and other marine products, is read 「あま」. The Jōyō Kanji Table appendix lists it together with 「海士」, which has the same reading.