JLPT N3 Vocabulary

Context fill · 文脈規定

Choose the best word for the blank.

雨が続いた（　　）、野菜のねだんが上がった。

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解答と解説 · Show the full answer & explanation

訳 · Translation

Because the rain continued, vegetable prices went up.

正解 · Answer

せいで

解説 · Why

Rising prices are unwelcome, so せいで is the right causal marker; おかげで would be positive.

誤答 · Why the other options are wrong

おかげで — おかげで is used for welcome outcomes.

ために — ために here would read as a purpose.

ように — ように expresses a goal or manner.

語彙 · Breakdown

〜せいで—because of (bad outcome)

〜おかげで—thanks to (good outcome)

例文 · Example

雨のせいで中止になった。

Ame no sei de chūshi ni natta.

It was cancelled because of the rain.

配点 · Points & details

Est. points1 pt

DifficultyMedium

Avg. time30 sec

Correct rate67%

Appears in文脈規定

AddedAug 2026

出典AI draft · human-reviewed

This question was drafted by AI and audited by human reviewers. Official JLPT scoring is scaled (0–60 per section); point values here are catalogue estimates.

衆智 · Community check3 attempts

67%of attempts answer correctly

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