JLPT N5 • GENERAL

C. 鼻(はな)が普通(ふつう)の長(なが)さになったことに歓喜(かんき)し、安堵(あんど)した。

Naigu followed his disciple's instructions, steaming his nose with boiling water, and then allowing the disciple to step on it with his foot. As a result, surprisingly, his long nose shrank as if by magic, becoming a normal length. Naigu looked at his face reflected in the mirror and was immersed in the joy of being freed from his past suffering. He was genuinely relieved, believing that people would no longer mock his nose, and his chest swelled with anticipation for a new life.

Practice Question

施術(せじゅつ)が成功(せいこう)し鼻(はな)が短(みじか)くなった内供(ないぐ)は、苦悩(くのう)から解放(かいほう)された歓喜(かんき)と安堵(あんど)に浸(ひた)った。
Explanation

施術(せじゅつ)が成功(せいこう)し鼻(はな)が短(みじか)くなった内供(ないぐ)は、苦悩(くのう)から解放(かいほう)された歓喜(かんき)と安堵(あんど)に浸(ひた)った。

English Explanation

The passage clearly states that Naigu "was immersed in the joy of being freed from his past suffering" and "was genuinely relieved" that people would no longer mock his nose. Option C accurately summarizes these feelings of joy and relief regarding his nose returning to a normal length.

日本語解説

本文(ほんぶん)には「これまでの苦悩(くのう)から解放(かいほう)された歓喜(かんき)に浸(ひた)った」とあり、さらに「もはや人(ひと)々が自分(じぶん)の鼻(はな)を嘲笑(ちょうしょう)することはないだろうと、彼(かれ)は心底(しんそこ)から安堵(あんど)し」と書(か)かれています。選択肢(せんたくし)Cは、鼻(はな)が普通(ふつう)の長(なが)さになったことに対(たい)する内供(ないぐ)の歓喜(かんき)と安堵(あんど)の感情(かんじょう)を正確(せいかく)に捉(とら)えています。

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