JLPT N2 • GENERAL

枯渇

Modern society where resources are depleting.

Practice Question

資源が ___ している現代社会。
Explanation

資源が ___ している現代社会。

English Explanation

The correct answer is 枯渇 (こかつ), meaning exhaustion or depletion, specifically used for resources like water, oil, or food. "資源が枯渇している" (resources are being depleted/exhausted) is a perfect and very common collocation when discussing natural resources running out. 消滅 (しょうめつ) means complete disappearance or extinction, typically for species, phenomena, or abstract concepts, not physical resources being used up. 枯死 (こし) refers specifically to plants withering and dying. 欠乏 (けつぼう) means a shortage or lack; while resources can be in short supply, 枯渇 implies they are literally running dry or are completely used up, a stronger term for finite resources.

日本語解説

正解は「枯渇(こかつ)」です。「資源が枯渇する」は、水や石油などの天然資源が尽きてしまう状態を表す一般的な表現です。「消滅(しょうめつ)」は完全に無くなること、絶滅を意味します。「枯死(こし)」は植物が枯れて死ぬことを指します。「欠乏(けつぼう)」は不足している状態を意味しますが、「枯渇」は完全に尽きること、文字通り「枯れて渇れる」という深刻なニュアンスがあるため、資源がなくなる状況に最も適しています。

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