Choose the sentence that uses the target word correctly. 敷衍

校長先生は全校集会の挨拶の中で、建学の精神について具体的な事例を交えて詳しく敷衍して説明した。

Choose the sentence that uses the word correctly: 看破

匿名の回答者が偽りの属性を申告していることを、ベテランの調査員が鋭い洞察力で看破した。

Choose the sentence that uses the word 蔓延る correctly. 次の文の用法として最も適切なものを選びなさい。

チケットの転売サイトが蔓延る現状を、多くのファンが苦々しく思っている。

Choose the sentence where the word is used correctly: 提出された検査データを精査した結果、予期せぬ疾患の兆候が発見された。

入院患者のカルテを精査し、投与量の誤りがないか徹底的に確認する。

Choose the sentence that uses the word 謳歌 correctly. 次の文の用法として最も適切なものを選びなさい。

長年待ち焦がれた大物アーティストの来日公演で、最高の音楽を思う存分謳歌した。

Choose the sentence where the word is used correctly: 彼は難病治療のプロジェクトに全力を傾注し、連日帰宅が深夜に及んだ。

新しい薬の開発に傾注することは、私の医師としての使命だ。

Choose the sentence that uses the target word correctly. 看過

子どもたちの間で見られた小さなからかいの兆候を、担任教師は単なる悪ふざけとして看過せず、直ちに指導に入った。

Choose the most appropriate sentence for the target word. 端正

この日本庭園の松は、代々の庭師によって端正に剪定されており、その姿は息をのむほどだ。

How to Master JLPT N1 Usage Questions

2026-10-18

The JLPT N1 exam tests your advanced Japanese proficiency across three scored sections, each worth 60 points: Language Knowledge (Vocabulary and Grammar), Reading, and Listening. You need a scaled score of at least 19 out of 60 in each section, and a total score of 100 out of 180, to pass. Within the Language Knowledge section, the 用法 (Usage) subtest usually consists of about six items. In this task, you are given a single target word and must choose the one sentence out of four options that uses the word correctly in terms of nuance, transitivity, register, and collocation.

Preparing for this section requires about 1,500 to 2,800 total study hours. Whether you are aiming for the Specified Skilled Worker visa (requiring JLPT N4 or JFT-Basic), a student visa (requiring N5/NAT-Test and 150 hours), or higher-level study, remember that the JLPT is held once a year in Nepal in December, while JFT-Basic is available year-round in Kathmandu. This article replicates the format you will face on test day.

Anatomy of the N1 Usage Task

The stem presents only the target word, such as 紛らわしい or 貫く. The four options are complete sentences. Three contain unnatural usages designed to trap learners by exploiting linguistic interference. Since Japanese and Nepali are both SOV (Subject-Object-Verb) languages and use postpositional particles, you may find the word order familiar, but pay close attention to collocation—how words naturally pair together.

Worked Example

Let us examine a typical N1 usage item targeting the verb 割り切る.

Target word: 割り切る

Option 1: 彼は仕事と私生活の忙しさをうまく割り切っている。 Option 2: 難解な数学の問題を論理的に割り切った。 Option 3: 予算の不足分を参加者全員で均等に割り切った。 Option 4: 複雑な人間関係のトラブルを感情的に割り切った。

Correct Answer: Option 1.

Distractor Logic Breakdown

In Option 2, 割り切る is used incorrectly for math. In Option 3, it is confused with arithmetic division. In Option 4, pairing it with 感情的に is a collocation error because 割り切る implies removing emotion.

Time Management on Test Day

The Language Knowledge and Reading test is 110 minutes. Budget your time tightly: spend no more than 30 to 45 seconds on each Usage item. Complete all six in under four minutes to save time for the reading passages.

A Study Routine for This Week

Stop learning words in isolation. Do not just memorize definitions.
Write down three collocations for that word. For instance, if learning 毅然とした, pair it with 態度 or 姿勢.
Create your own original sentence focusing on the nuance.
Review your sentences with a teacher or grammar reference.