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Kanji Writing Quiz | Choosing Ageru, Utsusu, Toku, and Other Same-Kun Characters, Standard–Advanced Set 5

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Problem 1

Which pair correctly writes the two readings in 「担当者は分析の精度を『あげ』、改善に有効だった方法の例を『あげた』。」?

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「上げる」 is used to raise a level or degree, while 「挙げる」 is used to cite or clearly present an example. The correct phrases are therefore 「精度を上げ」 and 「例を挙げた」. 「揚げる」 instead applies to such actions as raising something into the air or cooking it in oil.

Problem 2

Which pair correctly writes the two readings in 「作業員は板にくぎを『うち』、射撃訓練では標的を『うった』。」?

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「打つ」 is used when striking the head of a nail with a tool, whereas 「撃つ」 is used for firing a gun. Thus the worker 「くぎを打ち」 and 「標的を撃った」. 「討つ」 means to attack and destroy an enemy or outlaw and does not describe firing at a training target.

Problem 3

Which pair correctly writes the two readings in 「調査員は古い記録をノートに『うつし』、記録の写真をスクリーンに『うつした』。」?

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「写す」 is used to copy content as it is, while 「映す」 is used to project or display an image. The investigator therefore 「記録を写し」 into a notebook and 「写真をスクリーンに映した」. Copying in the first action and displaying in the second determine the spellings.

Problem 4

Which pair correctly writes the two readings in 「参加者は申込書に氏名を『かき』、係員に説明するため会場までの地図を『かいた』。」?

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「書く」 is used for recording letters or text, whereas 「描く」 is used for representing something as a picture or diagram. The participant therefore 「氏名を書き」 and 「地図を描いた」. The map depicts spatial relationships rather than merely recording a place name.

Problem 5

Which pair correctly writes the two readings in 「雨の中で傘を『さし』、会場に着くと受付の花瓶に花を『さした』。」?

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「差す」 is used for holding an umbrella overhead, while 「挿す」 is used for inserting a long, narrow object into something. The correct phrases are 「傘を差し」 and 「花瓶に花を挿した」. 「指す」 indicates a direction or object, and 「刺す」 means to pierce with a pointed object.

Problem 6

Which pair correctly writes the two readings in 「司会者は騒がしい場内を『しずめ』、実験担当者は模型船を水槽の底へ『しずめた』。」?

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「静める」 means to quiet movement or noise, whereas 「沈める」 means to make an object sink into water or another lower place. The host therefore 「場内を静め」 and the experimenter 「模型船を沈めた」. 「鎮める」 is used to suppress and calm such things as a rebellion or pain.

Problem 7

Which pair correctly writes the two readings in 「飼育員はぬれた布を『しぼり』、搾乳の時間になると牛の乳を『しぼった』。」?

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「絞る」 is used when twisting cloth to remove water, while 「搾る」 is used when pressing or squeezing to extract a liquid such as milk. Thus the keeper 「布を絞り」 and 「牛の乳を搾った」. Both actions release liquid, but their objects and methods differ.

Problem 8

Which pair correctly writes the two readings in 「料理人は材料袋の結び目を『とき』、中の小麦粉を水で『といた』。」?

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「解く」 is used to loosen and undo a knot, whereas 「溶く」 is used to mix a powder or similar substance into a liquid. The cook therefore 「結び目を解き」 and 「小麦粉を水で溶いた」. The second action is not 「解く」 in the sense of solving a problem.

Problem 9

Which pair correctly writes the two readings in 「運航責任者は休憩中に腕を『のばし』、悪天候のため船の出発を翌朝まで『のばした』。」?

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「伸ばす」 is used to straighten the body or make something itself longer, while 「延ばす」 is used to postpone a scheduled time. The operations manager therefore 「腕を伸ばし」 and 「出発を翌朝まで延ばした」. The distinction is physical extension versus postponement in time.

Problem 10

Which pair correctly writes the two readings in 「湯が『わく』のを待つ間に、新しい作業手順への疑問が『わいた』。」?

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「沸く」 is used when water becomes hot or boils, whereas 「湧く」 is used when a thought or feeling arises. The correct phrases are therefore 「湯が沸く」 and 「疑問が湧いた」. 「沸く」 can also describe a crowd becoming excited, but the second clause here concerns the emergence of a thought.