Kanji Reading Quiz | Junshu, Shinshi, Toshu, and Jukujikun, Standard–Advanced Set 3

「遵守」, meaning to comply with and observe a rule or law, is read 「じゅんしゅ」. The on-reading of 「遵」 is 「ジュン」, so the word is neither 「そんしゅ」, influenced by the sound of 「尊重」, nor 「じゅんじゅ」 with the second syllable voiced.

「真摯」, describing a serious and earnest attitude, is read 「しんし」. The reading of 「摯」 here is 「シ」, without the voicing found in the incorrect 「しんじ」. In the sentence, the word describes receiving criticism sincerely.

「踏襲」, meaning to follow or carry on an earlier policy or method, is read 「とうしゅう」. 「踏」 takes the on-reading 「トウ」 in this compound, so forms such as 「ふみしゅう」 and 「ふしゅう」 that mix in the kun-reading of 「踏む」 are incorrect.

「漸次」, meaning gradually or in sequence, is read 「ぜんじ」. 「暫時」, meaning “for a while,” is read 「ざんじ」 and differs in both spelling and meaning. Here 「漸次」 describes expanding the eligible area in stages.

「拙速」, describing something done quickly but without sufficient quality, is read 「せっそく」. The on-reading 「セツ」 of 「拙」 undergoes consonant gemination before the next syllable, so 「せつそく」 is incorrect. 「稚拙」 is read 「ちせつ」, but that is a different compound.

「為替」, a term relating to currency exchange and payment by remittance, is read 「かわせ」. It is a jukujikun whose reading is assigned to the word as a whole rather than formed directly from each character's on- or kun-reading, and it appears in the appendix to the Joyo Kanji Table. 「両替」 is a related but separate word read 「りょうがえ」.

「木綿」, referring to cotton fiber or fabric woven from it, is read 「もめん」. It is a jukujikun listed in the appendix to the Joyo Kanji Table, not 「もくめん」 formed by combining the characters' on-readings or 「きわた」 formed from individual kun-readings.

「浴衣」, the unlined Japanese garment worn at summer festivals or after bathing, is read 「ゆかた」. The appendix to the Joyo Kanji Table gives it as a jukujikun, a reading assigned to the word as a whole; it is not 「よくい」 formed from the two characters' on-readings.

「土産」, meaning a gift brought back from a trip or taken on a visit, is read 「みやげ」. It is not read 「どさん」 by applying an on-reading to each character; the appendix to the Joyo Kanji Table gives a reading for the word as a whole as a jukujikun.

「素人」, referring to someone who is not a professional or specialist in a field, is read 「しろうと」. It is a jukujikun listed in the appendix to the Joyo Kanji Table, not 「そじん」 formed by reading each character on its own. The option 「しろと」 is also missing the medial 「う」.