「潮時」は“終わり”という意味じゃない。本来は“ちょうどいい時”、選んだ人は41.9％

Q1. What is the passage mainly about?

1. AHow to catch fish at the right time
2. BThe meaning of the Japanese word "shiodoki"
3. CWhy people quit their jobs
4. DHow to say "time" in Japanese

「潮時」の本来の意味と、調査で選ばれた意味の話なので B。

Q2. How many people chose "the end of something" in the survey?

1. A41.9 percent
2. B10.2 percent
3. C46.7 percent
4. D60.0 percent

But 46.7 percent chose "the end of something." とあるので C。41.9％は「ちょうどいい時」を選んだ人。

Q3. What did the English word "tide" mean long ago?

1. ASea
2. BEnd
3. CFish
4. DTime

The English word "tide" once meant "time." とあるので D。

Q1. According to the passage, what did "shiodoki" first mean?

1. AThe end of a sports career
2. BThe time when the tide rises or falls
3. CA long friendship
4. DA survey by the government

The word first meant the time when the tide rises or falls. とあるので B。

Q2. Which group was larger in the survey?

1. APeople who chose "the right time"
2. BPeople who chose "a long time"
3. CPeople who chose "the end of something"
4. DBoth groups were exactly the same size.

A slightly larger group, 46.7 percent, chose "the end of something." とあるので C。

Q3. What does the writer suggest in the last two sentences?

1. AUsing "shiodoki" for a good time to retire is fine.
2. BNobody should use the word "shiodoki" anymore.
3. C"Shiodoki" can only be used about the sea.
4. DDictionaries say "shiodoki" means friendship.

it is fine to call a good time to retire "shiodoki" とあるので A。

Q1. What is the main point of the passage?

1. AJapanese people should stop using the word "shiodoki."
2. BThe common idea of "shiodoki" as an ending differs from its dictionary meaning.
3. CThe tide in Japan has changed since 2012.
4. DEnglish has no words related to time and the sea.

「終わり」と受け取る人が多いが、辞書の意味は「ちょうどいい時」だという話なので B。

Q2. Why does the writer say the change from 2012 is "not as clean as it looks"?

1. AThe 2012 survey asked only young people.
2. BThe two surveys used different methods.
3. CThe 2025 survey did not ask about "shiodoki."
4. DThe numbers in 2012 were not published.

The earlier survey used face-to-face interviews とあり、調査方法が違うので B。

Q3. What can be inferred about the 10.2 percent who chose both meanings?

1. AThey did not understand the question at all.
2. BThey all lived near the sea.
3. CTheir answer is reasonable, because the dictionary meaning includes a good time to stop.
4. DThey were all over 70 years old.

That is a fair answer, because the dictionary meaning already covers "a good time to stop." とあるので C。