JLPT N2 โ€ข GENERAL

understanding

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Explanation

English Explanation

Let's break down why ็†่งฃ (rikai) is the correct choice for 'understanding/comprehension' and why the other similar-sounding words are incorrect in this context. ### Correct Answer: ็†่งฃ (rikai) - Understanding, Comprehension **Reasoning:** ็†่งฃ (rikai) is the most direct and suitable word for 'understanding' or 'comprehension.' It refers to the cognitive process of grasping the meaning, logic, nature, or importance of something. It focuses on the intellectual grasp of a subject. In a sentence like ใ€Œใ“ใฎๅ•้กŒใซใคใ„ใฆใฎ็†่งฃใŒๆทฑใพใฃใŸใ€ (My understanding of this problem has deepened), ็†่งฃ perfectly captures the idea of gaining a more profound intellectual grasp. - **Kanji Breakdown:** ็† (ri) means 'reason' or 'logic,' and ่งฃ (kai) means 'to untie' or 'to solve.' Together, they convey the image of untangling the logic of a concept to understand it. ### Incorrect Choices Explained: 1. **ไบ†ๆ‰ฟ (ryลshล) - Consent, Approval, Acknowledgment** **Why it's wrong:** ไบ†ๆ‰ฟ is used when you accept or agree to a request, a proposal, or a situation, often in a formal or business context. It implies giving permission or formally acknowledging something. For example, ใ€Œๆกไปถใ‚’ไบ†ๆ‰ฟใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€ (I have approved the conditions). It's about granting consent, not about intellectually grasping a concept. You don't 'deepen your consent' for a problem; you deepen your understanding of it. 2. **็ดๅพ— (nattoku) - Being Convinced, Personal Acceptance** **Why it's wrong:** ็ดๅพ— goes a step beyond ็†่งฃ. It means you not only understand the logic (็†่งฃ) but you also accept it on a personal, emotional level. You are fully convinced and have no lingering doubts. For instance, you can *understand* a company's decision (็†่งฃใ™ใ‚‹), but you may not be personally *convinced* it's the right one (็ดๅพ—ใงใใชใ„). While related, ็ดๅพ— implies a state of personal satisfaction and agreement, whereas ็†่งฃ is a more neutral term for comprehension. For simply describing a deeper grasp of a topic, ็†่งฃ is the more general and appropriate word. 3. **ๅˆๆ„ (gลi) - Agreement, Consensus, Mutual Consent** **Why it's wrong:** ๅˆๆ„ always involves two or more parties reaching a shared conclusion or decision. It is a term of negotiation and mutual understanding. For example, ใ€Œไธก็คพใฏๅฅ‘็ด„ใซใคใ„ใฆๅˆๆ„ใซ้”ใ—ใŸใ€ (The two companies reached an agreement regarding the contract). Since understanding a problem is an individual, internal process, ๅˆๆ„, which requires multiple parties, is contextually incorrect.

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ใชใœใ€Œ็†่งฃ๏ผˆใ‚Šใ‹ใ„๏ผ‰ใ€ใŒใ€Œunderstanding, comprehensionใ€ใจใ„ใ†ๆ„ๅ‘ณใงๆญฃ่งฃใจใชใ‚Šใ€ไป–ใฎไผผใŸ่จ€่‘‰ใŒใชใœๆ–‡่„ˆใซๅˆใ‚ใชใ„ใฎใ‹ใ‚’่ฉณใ—ใ่งฃ่ชฌใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚ ### ๆญฃ่งฃ๏ผš็†่งฃ๏ผˆใ‚Šใ‹ใ„๏ผ‰ - Understanding, Comprehension **็†็”ฑ๏ผš** ใ€Œ็†่งฃ๏ผˆใ‚Šใ‹ใ„๏ผ‰ใ€ใฏใ€ใ€Œunderstandingใ€ใ‚„ใ€Œcomprehensionใ€ใซๆœ€ใ‚‚็›ดๆŽฅ็š„ใซๅฏพๅฟœใ™ใ‚‹่จ€่‘‰ใงใ™ใ€‚็‰ฉไบ‹ใฎๆ„ๅ‘ณใ€้“็†ใ€ๆœฌ่ณชใชใฉใ‚’้ ญ่„ณใงๆŠŠๆกใ™ใ‚‹่ช็Ÿฅ็š„ใชใƒ—ใƒญใ‚ปใ‚นใ‚’ๆŒ‡ใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚ไพ‹ใˆใฐใ€ใ€Œใ“ใฎๅ•้กŒใซใคใ„ใฆใฎ็†่งฃใŒๆทฑใพใฃใŸใ€ใจใ„ใ†ๆ–‡ใงใฏใ€ใ‚ใ‚‹ๅ•้กŒใซๅฏพใ™ใ‚‹็Ÿฅ็š„ใชๆŠŠๆกใŒใ‚ˆใ‚ŠๆทฑใใชใฃใŸใจใ„ใ†็Šถๆณใ‚’็š„็ขบใซ่กจ็พใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใŸใ‚ใ€ใ€Œ็†่งฃใ€ใŒๆœ€้ฉใงใ™ใ€‚ - **ๆผขๅญ—ใฎๆˆใ‚Š็ซ‹ใก๏ผš** ใ€Œ็†ใ€ใฏใ€Œใ“ใจใ‚ใ‚Šใ€ใ™ใ˜ใฟใกใ€ใ‚’ใ€ใ€Œ่งฃใ€ใฏใ€Œใจใใปใใ™ใ€ใ‚’ๆ„ๅ‘ณใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚ไบŒใคใŒๅˆใ‚ใ•ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใงใ€็‰ฉไบ‹ใฎ็ญ‹้“ใ‚’่งฃใใปใใ—ใฆๆœฌ่ณชใ‚’ๆŽดใ‚€ใ€ใจใ„ใ†ใ‚คใƒกใƒผใ‚ธใŒ็”Ÿใพใ‚Œใพใ™ใ€‚ ### ไธๆญฃ่งฃใฎ้ธๆŠž่‚ขใฎ่งฃ่ชฌ๏ผš 1. **ไบ†ๆ‰ฟ๏ผˆใ‚Šใ‚‡ใ†ใ—ใ‚‡ใ†๏ผ‰ - Consent, Approval, Acknowledgment** **ใชใœ้–“้•ใ„ใ‹๏ผš** ใ€Œไบ†ๆ‰ฟใ€ใฏใ€็›ธๆ‰‹ใ‹ใ‚‰ใฎ่ฆๆฑ‚ใ€ๆๆกˆใ€ใพใŸใฏใ‚ใ‚‹็Šถๆณใชใฉใ‚’่žใๅ…ฅใ‚Œใฆ่ชใ‚ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚’ๆ„ๅ‘ณใ—ใ€ไธปใซใƒ“ใ‚ธใƒใ‚นใ‚„ใƒ•ใ‚ฉใƒผใƒžใƒซใชๅ ด้ขใงไฝฟใ‚ใ‚Œใพใ™ใ€‚่จฑๅฏใ‚’ไธŽใˆใ‚‹ใ€ๆญฃๅผใซๆ‰ฟ่ชใ™ใ‚‹ใจใ„ใฃใŸใƒ‹ใƒฅใ‚ขใƒณใ‚นใŒๅผทใ„่จ€่‘‰ใงใ™ใ€‚ไพ‹ใˆใฐใ€ใ€Œๆกไปถใ‚’ไบ†ๆ‰ฟใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€ใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซไฝฟใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ๆฆ‚ๅฟตใ‚’้ ญใงๆŠŠๆกใ™ใ‚‹ใจใ„ใ†ๆ„ๅ‘ณใงใฏใชใ„ใŸใ‚ใ€ใ€Œๅ•้กŒใธใฎไบ†ๆ‰ฟใŒๆทฑใพใฃใŸใ€ใจใฏ่จ€ใ„ใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚ 2. **็ดๅพ—๏ผˆใชใฃใจใ๏ผ‰ - Being Convinced, Personal Acceptance** **ใชใœ้–“้•ใ„ใ‹๏ผš** ใ€Œ็ดๅพ—ใ€ใฏใ€Œ็†่งฃใ€ใฎไธ€ๆญฉๅ…ˆใซใ‚ใ‚‹ๆฆ‚ๅฟตใงใ™ใ€‚่ซ–็†็š„ใซ็†่งฃใ™ใ‚‹๏ผˆ็†่งฃ๏ผ‰ใ ใ‘ใงใชใใ€ๅ€‹ไบบ็š„ใƒปๆ„Ÿๆƒ…็š„ใซใ‚‚ใใ‚Œใ‚’ๅ—ใ‘ๅ…ฅใ‚Œใ€ๅฟƒใ‹ใ‚‰ๅŒๆ„ใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹็Šถๆ…‹ใ‚’ๆŒ‡ใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚ไพ‹ใˆใฐใ€ไผš็คพใฎๆ–น้‡ใ‚’้ ญใงใฏใ€Œ็†่งฃใ€ใ—ใฆใ„ใฆใ‚‚ใ€ๅฟƒๆƒ…็š„ใซใ€Œ็ดๅพ—ใ€ใงใใชใ„ใ€ใจใ„ใ†ใ‚ฑใƒผใ‚นใฏใ‚ˆใใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ใ€Œ็ดๅพ—ใ€ใซใฏๅ€‹ไบบ็š„ใชๆบ€่ถณๆ„Ÿใ‚„ๅˆ็‚นใŒใ„ใฃใŸใจใ„ใ†ใƒ‹ใƒฅใ‚ขใƒณใ‚นใŒๅซใพใ‚Œใพใ™ใŒใ€ใ€Œ็†่งฃใ€ใฏใ‚ˆใ‚Šไธญ็ซ‹็š„ใซ็‰ฉไบ‹ใ‚’ๆŠŠๆกใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚’ๆŒ‡ใ™ใŸใ‚ใ€ไปŠๅ›žใฎๆ–‡่„ˆใงใฏใ€Œ็†่งฃใ€ใฎๆ–นใŒใ‚ˆใ‚Š้ฉๅˆ‡ใงใ™ใ€‚ 3. **ๅˆๆ„๏ผˆใ”ใ†ใ„๏ผ‰ - Agreement, Consensus, Mutual Consent** **ใชใœ้–“้•ใ„ใ‹๏ผš** ใ€Œๅˆๆ„ใ€ใฏใ€ๅฟ…ใšไบŒไบบไปฅไธŠใฎๅฝ“ไบ‹่€…ใŒๅญ˜ๅœจใ—ใ€ใŠไบ’ใ„ใฎๆ„่ฆ‹ใŒไธ€่‡ดใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚’ๆ„ๅ‘ณใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚ไบคๆธ‰ใ‚„่ฉฑใ—ๅˆใ„ใฎๆœซใซ็ต่ซ–ใ‚’ๅ‡บใ™้š›ใซไฝฟใ‚ใ‚Œใ‚‹่จ€่‘‰ใงใ™ใ€‚ไพ‹ใˆใฐใ€ใ€Œไธก็คพใฏๅฅ‘็ด„ใซใคใ„ใฆๅˆๆ„ใซ้”ใ—ใŸใ€ใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซไฝฟใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ๅ•้กŒใฎ็†่งฃใฏๅ€‹ไบบ็š„ใƒปๅ†…้ข็š„ใชใƒ—ใƒญใ‚ปใ‚นใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใŸใ‚ใ€่ค‡ๆ•ฐใฎๅฝ“ไบ‹่€…ใ‚’ๅฟ…่ฆใจใ™ใ‚‹ใ€Œๅˆๆ„ใ€ใฏใ“ใฎๆ–‡่„ˆใงใฏๅ…จใๅฝ“ใฆใฏใพใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚

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