JLPT N5 • GENERAL

都会的な洗練された美しさを持ち、彼の心を一瞬で捉えた憧れの象徴。

One autumn day, by the edge of the university pond, Sanshiro caught sight of a group of women. Among them, the figure of a beautiful woman holding a fan—Mineko Satomi—captured his heart in an instant and would not let go. Her refined beauty and cosmopolitan atmosphere were the very symbols of his longing. He could do nothing but gaze at her from afar, unable to suppress the throbbing of his heart.

Practice Question

三四郎は大学の池のほとりで、憧れの象徴となる美禰子と出会う。
Explanation

三四郎は大学の池のほとりで、憧れの象徴となる美禰子と出会う。

English Explanation

The passage describes Mineko as a beautiful woman holding a fan whose refined beauty and cosmopolitan atmosphere captured Sanshiro's heart instantly, representing the very symbol of his longing.

日本語解説

文章中において、美禰子の「洗練された美しさと都会的な雰囲気」が三四郎にとって「憧れの象徴そのもの」であり、「心を一瞬にして捉えて離さなかった」と表現されているため、これが正解です。

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