漢検10級の言葉ステップ14

Question 1

草むら

Answer 1

くさむら

a grassy area, clump of bushes, a thicket

Question 2

草原

Answer 2

そうげん

grasslands, a grass-covered plain, meadow

Question 3

田んぼ

Answer 3

たんぼ

a rice paddy field

Question 4

草取り

Answer 4

くさとり
weeding
田んぼの草取りをする：To weed the paddy field.

Question 5

足首

Answer 5

あしくび

ankle

Question 6

遠足

Answer 6

えんそく

an excursion, an outing, a trip

Question 7

足りる

Answer 7

たりる
to be sufficient, to be enough
力が足りない：not enough power.

Question 8

村祭り

Answer 8

むらまつり

the village festival

Question 9

市町村

Answer 9

しちょうそん

cities, towns, and villages; municipalities

Question 10

隣村

Answer 10

となりむら

neighboring village

Question 11

村長さん

Answer 11

そんちょうさん

the village mayor

Question 12

大男

Answer 12

おおおとこ

a big man, a giant

Question 13

マラソン大会

Answer 13

マラソンたいかい
a marathon
大会：convention, tournament, rally

Question 14

草餅

Answer 14

くさもち

rice-flour dumplings mixed with mugwort

Question 15

持つ

Answer 15

もつ
to hold, to carry, to possess
草餅をもって川に行く：to go to the river with some Kusamochi.

Question 16

得意

Answer 16

とくい
pride, triumphs, one’s strong point
足し算は得意だ。：I am good at addition.

Question 17

足し算

Answer 17

たしざん

addition

Question 18

のばす

Answer 18

to grow a beard, to extend, to stretch

Question 19

大切(に)

Answer 19

たいせつ(に)
important, valuable, precious (treat carefully, take care of…)
人の気持ちを大切に：Take care of people’s feelings.
Compared to 大事：大切 seems to be used more to imply importance in feeling (i.e., 大切な子供：a beloved, precious child; 大事な子供：a child who is important for a reason, such as to complete plot… buwahaha).

Question 20

片足

Answer 20

かたあし

one leg, one-legged

Question 21

蓮華草

Answer 21

れんげそう

a super pretty pink Chinese flower!!

Question 22

靴下

Answer 22

くつした

socks

Question 23

〜そく（足）

Answer 23

counter for pairs (of socks, shoes, etc…)

Question 24

大事な

Answer 24

だいじな
important, valuable (as in important for something to happen or important for a cause)
Compared to 大切：大切 seems to be used more to imply importance in feeling (i.e., 大切な子供：a beloved, precious child; 大事な子供：a child who is important for a reason, such as to complete plot… buwahaha).

Question 25

引く

Answer 25

ひく to pull, to draw attention to, to draw (a line), to catch (a cold), to look up (in a dictionary) 大事なところに赤で線を引く：I will draw a line in red at the important parts.