JLPT N2 โ€ข GENERAL

evaluation

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Explanation

English Explanation

This question tests your understanding of nuanced vocabulary related to judgment and assessment. The sentence describes receiving a positive appraisal from a superior for a project's outcome. The key is to choose the word that specifically means 'evaluation' or 'appraisal' in a formal or professional context. ### Correct Answer: ่ฉ•ไพก (ใฒใ‚‡ใ†ใ‹) **`่ฉ•ไพก` (hyouka)** means **'evaluation', 'assessment', or 'appraisal'**. It refers to judging the value, quality, or worth of something or someone. The phrase `้ซ˜ใ„่ฉ•ไพกใ‚’ๅพ—ใ‚‹` (takai hyouka o eru) is a very common and natural collocation meaning 'to receive a high evaluation' or 'to be highly praised'. In a business context, receiving an `่ฉ•ไพก` from a manager about your work is standard. Therefore, this is the perfect fit for the sentence. ### Incorrect Choices Explained: * **`่ฉ•ๅˆค` (ใฒใ‚‡ใ†ใฐใ‚“)**: This word means **'reputation', 'fame', or 'public opinion'**. It refers to what a group of people or the general public thinks about someone or something. It's not a direct, formal assessment given by one person to another. For example, you would say ใ€Œใ‚ใฎใƒฌใ‚นใƒˆใƒฉใƒณใฏ่ฉ•ๅˆคใŒใ„ใ„ใ€(That restaurant has a good reputation). You wouldn't say you 'received a high reputation' from your boss. * **`ๆ‰นๅˆค` (ใฒใฏใ‚“)**: This word means **'criticism' or 'censure'**. It carries a strong negative connotation of pointing out faults and mistakes. The adjective `้ซ˜ใ„` (high) is positive, which directly contradicts the negative meaning of `ๆ‰นๅˆค`. One might `ๅŽณใ—ใ„ๆ‰นๅˆคใ‚’ๅ—ใ‘ใ‚‹` (kibishii hihan o ukeru - to receive harsh criticism), but never `้ซ˜ใ„ๆ‰นๅˆคใ‚’ๅพ—ใ‚‹`. * **`ๅˆคๆ–ญ` (ใฏใ‚“ใ ใ‚“)**: This word means **'judgment' or 'decision'**. It refers to the cognitive process of forming an opinion or the final conclusion/decision itself. While a manager *makes a judgment* about your work, the word for the communicated appraisal of its quality is `่ฉ•ไพก`. `ๅˆคๆ–ญ` focuses on the act of deciding. For instance, you could say ใ€Œ้ƒจ้•ทใฎๅˆคๆ–ญใซๅพ“ใ†ใ€(I will follow the manager's decision), but `้ซ˜ใ„ๅˆคๆ–ญใ‚’ๅพ—ใ‚‹` (to receive a high judgment) is unnatural in this context.

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ใ“ใฎๅ•้กŒใฏใ€ๅˆคๆ–ญใ‚„ๆŸปๅฎšใซ้–ข้€ฃใ™ใ‚‹่จ€่‘‰ใฎใƒ‹ใƒฅใ‚ขใƒณใ‚นใฎ้•ใ„ใ‚’็†่งฃใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ‹ใ‚’ๅ•ใ†ใ‚‚ใฎใงใ™ใ€‚ๆ–‡่„ˆใฏใ€Œใƒ—ใƒญใ‚ธใ‚งใ‚ฏใƒˆใฎๆˆๆžœใซใคใ„ใฆใ€ไธŠๅธใ‹ใ‚‰่‰ฏใ„ๆŸปๅฎšใ‚’ๅ—ใ‘ใŸใ€ใจใ„ใ†็Šถๆณใงใ™ใ€‚ใ“ใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใชๅ…ฌๅผใƒปๅฐ‚้–€็š„ใชๆ–‡่„ˆใงใ€Œ่ฉ•ไพกใ€ใ‚’ๆ„ๅ‘ณใ™ใ‚‹ๅ˜่ชžใ‚’้ธใถใ“ใจใŒใƒใ‚คใƒณใƒˆใงใ™ใ€‚ ### ๆญฃ่งฃ: ่ฉ•ไพก (ใฒใ‚‡ใ†ใ‹) **`่ฉ•ไพก` (ใฒใ‚‡ใ†ใ‹)** ใฏใ€**็‰ฉไบ‹ใฎไพกๅ€คใ‚„่ณชใ€่ƒฝๅŠ›ใชใฉใ‚’ๅˆคๆ–ญใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจ**ใ‚’ๆ„ๅ‘ณใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚็‰นใซไป•ไบ‹ใฎๆ–‡่„ˆใงใ€ไธŠๅธใ‹ใ‚‰่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎไป•ไบ‹ใซๅฏพใ™ใ‚‹`่ฉ•ไพก`ใ‚’ๅ—ใ‘ใ‚‹ใ€ใจใ„ใ†ใฎใฏ้žๅธธใซ่‡ช็„ถใชไฝฟใ„ๆ–นใงใ™ใ€‚ใ€Œ้ซ˜ใ„่ฉ•ไพกใ‚’ๅพ—ใ‚‹ใ€ใจใ„ใ†่กจ็พใฏใ€Œ้ซ˜ใ่ชใ‚ใ‚‰ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ€ใ€Œ่‰ฏใ„ๆŸปๅฎšใ‚’ๅ—ใ‘ใ‚‹ใ€ใจใ„ใ†ๆ„ๅ‘ณใฎไธ€่ˆฌ็š„ใชใ‚ณใƒญใ‚ฑใƒผใ‚ทใƒงใƒณ๏ผˆใ‚ˆใไฝฟใ‚ใ‚Œใ‚‹่ชžใฎ็ต„ใฟๅˆใ‚ใ›๏ผ‰ใงใ‚ใ‚Šใ€ใ“ใฎๆ–‡ใซๅฎŒ็’งใซๅˆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ ### ไธๆญฃ่งฃใฎ้ธๆŠž่‚ขใฎ่งฃ่ชฌ: * **`่ฉ•ๅˆค` (ใฒใ‚‡ใ†ใฐใ‚“)**: ใ“ใฎๅ˜่ชžใฏ**ใ€Œไธ–้–“ใงใฎใ†ใ‚ใ•ใ€ใ‚„ใ€Œๅๅฃฐใ€**ใ‚’ๆ„ๅ‘ณใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚ไธ็‰นๅฎšๅคšๆ•ฐใฎไบบใ€…ใซใ‚ˆใ‚‹ๆ„่ฆ‹ใ‚„่ฉ•ไพกใ‚’ๆŒ‡ใ—ใ€ไธŠๅธใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใช็‰นๅฎšใฎๅ€‹ไบบใ‹ใ‚‰็›ดๆŽฅไธŽใˆใ‚‰ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ‚‚ใฎใงใฏใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚ไพ‹ใˆใฐใ€ใ€Œใ‚ใฎใƒฌใ‚นใƒˆใƒฉใƒณใฏ่ฉ•ๅˆคใŒใ„ใ„ใ€ใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซไฝฟใ„ใพใ™ใŒใ€ใ€Œ้ƒจ้•ทใ‹ใ‚‰้ซ˜ใ„่ฉ•ๅˆคใ‚’ๅพ—ใŸใ€ใจใฏ่จ€ใ„ใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚ * **`ๆ‰นๅˆค` (ใฒใฏใ‚“)**: ใ“ใฎๅ˜่ชžใฏ**ใ€Œ็‰ฉไบ‹ใฎๆฌ ็‚นใ‚„้–“้•ใ„ใ‚’ๆŒ‡ๆ‘˜ใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ€**ใ‚’ๆ„ๅ‘ณใ—ใ€้žๅธธใซๅผทใ„ๅฆๅฎš็š„ใชใƒ‹ใƒฅใ‚ขใƒณใ‚นใ‚’ๆŒใกใพใ™ใ€‚ๆ–‡ไธญใซใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€Œ้ซ˜ใ„ใ€ใจใ„ใ†่‚ฏๅฎš็š„ใช่จ€่‘‰ใจๆ„ๅ‘ณใŒ็Ÿ›็›พใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚ใ€ŒๅŽณใ—ใ„ๆ‰นๅˆคใ‚’ๅ—ใ‘ใ‚‹ใ€ใจใ„ใ†ไฝฟใ„ๆ–นใฏใ—ใพใ™ใŒใ€ใ€Œ้ซ˜ใ„ๆ‰นๅˆคใ‚’ๅพ—ใ‚‹ใ€ใจใ„ใ†่กจ็พใฏไธ่‡ช็„ถใงใ™ใ€‚ * **`ๅˆคๆ–ญ` (ใฏใ‚“ใ ใ‚“)**: ใ“ใฎๅ˜่ชžใฏ**ใ€Œ่€ƒใˆใ‚’ใพใจใ‚ใฆ็ต่ซ–ใ‚’ๅ‡บใ™ใ“ใจใ€ใ‚„ใ€Œใใฎๆฑบๅฎšใใฎใ‚‚ใฎใ€**ใ‚’ๆŒ‡ใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚ไธŠๅธใŒไป•ไบ‹ใซใคใ„ใฆใ€Œๅˆคๆ–ญใ€ใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใฏใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใŒใ€ใใฎๅˆคๆ–ญใฎ็ตๆžœใจใ—ใฆไผใˆใ‚‰ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ€Œไพกๅ€คใฎๆŸปๅฎšใ€ใฏ`่ฉ•ไพก`ใงใ™ใ€‚`ๅˆคๆ–ญ`ใฏๆฑบๅฎšใ™ใ‚‹่กŒ็‚บใซ็„ฆ็‚นใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ไพ‹ใˆใฐใ€Œ้ƒจ้•ทใฎๅˆคๆ–ญใซๅพ“ใ†ใ€ใจใฏ่จ€ใˆใพใ™ใŒใ€ใ€Œ้ซ˜ใ„ๅˆคๆ–ญใ‚’ๅพ—ใ‚‹ใ€ใจใ„ใ†่จ€ใ„ๆ–นใฏใ“ใฎๆ–‡่„ˆใงใฏไธ่‡ช็„ถใงใ™ใ€‚

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