漢検10級の言葉ステップ13

Question 1

千円札

Answer 1

せんえんさつ

a 1,000 yen bill

Question 2

千本桜

Answer 2

せんぼんざくら

1000 cherry blossoms

Question 3

千代紙

Answer 3

ちよがみ
colorfully decorated paper
千代：ちよ：1000 years, a very long period of time

Question 4

鶴

Answer 4

つる

a crane

Question 5

折る

Answer 5

おる
to break, to fold, to bend, to make (origami)
千代紙で鶴を折る：To make a crane out of colorful paper.

Question 6

天の川

Answer 6

あまのがわ

the Milky Way

Question 7

河川

Answer 7

かせん

rivers, a system of rivers

Question 8

川向こう

Answer 8

かわむこう

the other side of a river, the opposite shore

Question 9

住む

Answer 9

すむ
to live (in a place), to reside
川向こうの村に住む：to live in the village on the other side of the river.

Question 10

爪先

Answer 10

つまさき
tiptoe (tips of your toes)
爪先で歩いた：walked on the tips of my toes (tiptoed)

Question 11

先を争う

Answer 11

さきをあらそう
to try to be first, to scramble (to do something first)
先：さき：the end (of something), point, tip
争う：あらそう：to compete, to vie, to contend

Question 12

早足

Answer 12

はやあし

quick pace, quick steps

Question 13

早朝練習

Answer 13

そうちょうれんしゅう

early morning practice

Question 14

早め

Answer 14

はやめ
early, fast
早めに学校に行く：to go to school early

Question 15

集まる

Answer 15

あつまる
to gather, to collect, to assemble
千人もの人が集まった。：Thousands of people gathered.

Question 16

冷たい

Answer 16

つめたい

cold (to the touch)

Question 17

先頭

Answer 17

せんとう
the head (the person to leads, goes first, stays ahead)
先頭を行く赤い車：The red car that went to the front.

Question 18

早退(する)

Answer 18

そうたい(する)
(to) leave early
風邪で早退する：to leave early due to a cold (illness).

Question 19

閉める

Answer 19

しめる
to tie, to fasten
青いネクタイを閉めた：tied a blue tie

Question 20

出会う

Answer 20

であう
to meet by chance, to come across
青年に出会った：I met a young man (unexpectedly)

Question 21

生き方

Answer 21

いきかた
a way of life
先生の生き方を学んでいます。：I am learning about a teacher’s way life (life style).

Question 22

千羽鶴

Answer 22

せんばづる
a string of 1000 paper cranes
千羽鶴を折る：to make 1000 paper cranes.

Question 23

流れる

Answer 23

ながれる
to flow, to run
川上から流れてきた：To flow coming from upstream.

Question 24

先進国

Answer 24

せんしんこく

an advanced/developed country