means
意味
名詞 · CEFR B2
方法
何かをする方法、手段、またはシステム
a way of doing something, especially a system or method
例文
Email is the fastest means of communication in our company.
電子メールは当社で最も迅速なコミュニケーション手段です。
They don't have the means to pay for private school.
彼らには私立学校に通わせる経済的余裕がない。
By what means did you obtain this confidential document?
どのような手段でこの機密文書を入手したのですか？
GouTA 作成例文
組み合わせ
- a means of transport交通手段
- a means to an end目的のための手段
- by all meansぜひどうぞ
- by no means決して～ない
名詞
資産
持っているお金や資源
money or resources that you have
過去問の根拠
回数・出現セット語形別の集計。異なる意味を含みます。
means：GouTA データ館（データ更新日：2026年9月27日）によると、CET 4級 160回（103セット）・CET 6級 156回（100セット）・大学院入試 英語一 15回（集計対象の設問区分：55）・大学院入試 英語二 9回（集計対象の設問区分：43）・高考 16回（195の固有単元）・IELTS 128回（Cambridge IELTS 1～14）・共通テスト 4回（登録資料18件）。
過去問の原文
192文名詞 · 方法
- 1More a friend than just ameans of transportation, for the dwellers of mountain villages the postbus is an essential part of life.
More a friend than just a means of transportation, for the dwellers of mountain villages the postbus is an essential part of life.
IELTSケンブリッジ IELTS 14・Test 4・GT 読解
- 2I walked into class believing that writing is important as ameans of communication.
I walked into class believing that writing is important as a means of communication.
高考2025・全国1巻・読解・物語文
- 3Perhaps museums and governments might explore some role for the use of nearly exact reproductions as ameans of resolving issues relating to returning works of art and antiquities.
Perhaps museums and governments might explore some role for the use of nearly exact reproductions as a means of resolving issues relating to returning works of art and antiquities.
考研2024・英語I・読解B
- 4Songs have long been used as ameans of communicating messages and folk stories, covering everything from societal ethics to world history.
Songs have long been used as a means of communicating messages and folk stories, covering everything from societal ethics to world history.
CET 6級2022年6月・第2セット・読解
動詞 · 意味する（mean の三人称単数現在形）
- 1The idea of sea level as a reference point for elevations has by now been around for so long as to go essentially unnoticed — we mention it without even considering what itmeans.
The idea of sea level as a reference point for elevations has by now been around for so long as to go essentially unnoticed — we mention it without even considering what it means.
高考2026・全国2巻・読解・説明文
- 2Thismeans that the experience of wearing something affects our attitudes and our choice of behavior.
This means that the experience of wearing something affects our attitudes and our choice of behavior.
CET 4級2025年6月・第2セット・読解
- 3To give this giftmeans putting away your phone, turning off social media, and setting aside other common distractions.
To give this gift means putting away your phone, turning off social media, and setting aside other common distractions.
CET 6級2025年12月・第3セット・読解
- 4I think itmeans that it is important to be very careful when you try to do something.
I think it means that it is important to be very careful when you try to do something.
日本の高校入試2025年・埼玉県
- 5Thismeans that zoos provide a unique opportunity for kids to see a variety of animals they prefer.
This means that zoos provide a unique opportunity for kids to see a variety of animals they prefer.
大学入学共通テスト2025年度・追試・リーディング・第8問
- 6Thismeans, among other things, that if your business cannot afford to pay its debts, you must pay them yourselves.
This means, among other things, that if your business cannot afford to pay its debts, you must pay them yourselves.
IELTSケンブリッジ IELTS 14・Test 4・GT 読解
- 7Most of Ho’s students will recover, whichmeans that preparing them to return to school is an increasingly important component of care.
Most of Ho’s students will recover, which means that preparing them to return to school is an increasingly important component of care.
高考2025・全国2巻・読解・物語文
- 8That justmeans it was the first full moon of spring, which is often used to determine the date of Easter Sunday.
That just means it was the first full moon of spring, which is often used to determine the date of Easter Sunday.
CET 6級2024年12月・第2セット・読解
- 9The dominance of a few cities in the invention and commercialization of Almeans that geographical disparities in wealth will continue to soar.
The dominance of a few cities in the invention and commercialization of Al means that geographical disparities in wealth will continue to soar.
考研2024・英語II・読解A
- 10Thismeans designing and redeveloping greenery, streets, and buildings in specific ways to reduce heat in the city.
This means designing and redeveloping greenery, streets, and buildings in specific ways to reduce heat in the city.
大学入学共通テスト2025年度・追試・リスニング台本・第5問
- 11It alsomeans giving them the tools they need to address inequity and bias in their own lives.
It also means giving them the tools they need to address inequity and bias in their own lives.
CET 6級2025年12月・第1セット・読解
- 12What a traffic lightmeans is almost the same everywhere despite some variations.
What a traffic light means is almost the same everywhere despite some variations.
CET 6級2025年12月・第3セット・読解
- 13Thismeans the brain has an almost magical ability to change.
This means the brain has an almost magical ability to change.
CET 4級2025年6月・第3セット・読解
- 14Itmeans practicing being fully present in another person's presence and listening to them with complete attention without judgment, while resisting the urge to make the interaction about you.
It means practicing being fully present in another person's presence and listening to them with complete attention without judgment, while resisting the urge to make the interaction about you.
CET 6級2025年12月・第3セット・読解
- 15Thismeans having a large enough group of assistants is essential.
This means having a large enough group of assistants is essential.
大学入学共通テスト2025年度・追試・リーディング・第5問
- 16Yellowmeans slow down and prepare to stop.
Yellow means slow down and prepare to stop.
CET 6級2025年12月・第3セット・読解
- 17Moreover, having a system in the same building where it’s eatenmeans zero emissions from transporting plants from soil to salad.
Moreover, having a system in the same building where it’s eaten means zero emissions from transporting plants from soil to salad.
高考2024・全国2巻・読解・説明文
- 18Thismeans that to fail to behave charitably would be wrong.
This means that to fail to behave charitably would be wrong.
CET 6級2024年12月・第3セット・読解
- 19Thatmeans you have tons of less-visited options to choose from.
That means you have tons of less-visited options to choose from.
高考2024・全国2巻・読解・7択5
- 20They tend to undervalue the opinions of others, whichmeans they have trouble believing that anyone is qualified to give them useful feedback.
They tend to undervalue the opinions of others, which means they have trouble believing that anyone is qualified to give them useful feedback.
CET 4級2023年3月・第1セット・読解
- 21It onlymeans that the gender gap disappears when we plug in the negative reciprocity variable.
It only means that the gender gap disappears when we plug in the negative reciprocity variable.
CET 4級2023年12月・第1セット・読解
- 22Thismeans increasing housing density throughout the region and building upwards while streamlining the approval process.
This means increasing housing density throughout the region and building upwards while streamlining the approval process.
CET 6級2023年3月・第1セット・読解
- 23Are we willing to accept a system in which an increase in amenities purchased by the affluentmeans a reduction in amenities for the poor?
Are we willing to accept a system in which an increase in amenities purchased by the affluent means a reduction in amenities for the poor?
CET 4級2023年6月・第1セット・読解
- 24But having to pay attention to several things at oncemeans that the powers of concentration are reduced and that can lead to more mistakes.
But having to pay attention to several things at once means that the powers of concentration are reduced and that can lead to more mistakes.
CET 4級2023年12月・第2セット・読解
- 25Thismeans the overall picture for spiders is worrying, as it is for most creatures.
This means the overall picture for spiders is worrying, as it is for most creatures.
CET 6級2023年12月・第3セット・読解
- 26They can apply for fully funded access to Coursera's course catalog, whichmeans they can take all of the platform's classes and obtain professional certificates for free.
They can apply for fully funded access to Coursera's course catalog, which means they can take all of the platform's classes and obtain professional certificates for free.
CET 4級2023年3月・第1セット・読解
- 27Thismeans that how a person judges their security in comparison to their neighbors' has more of an impact on their happiness than their objective standard of living.
This means that how a person judges their security in comparison to their neighbors' has more of an impact on their happiness than their objective standard of living.
CET 6級2023年3月・第1セット・読解
- 28The new systemmeans letters to patients now have more detail.
The new system means letters to patients now have more detail.
CET 4級2023年6月・第1セット・読解
- 29Pryor offered this example: "Even if I'm an incredible attorney, if I don't make partner in the same pacing as one of my colleagues, clearly thatmeans I'm a failure."
Pryor offered this example: "Even if I'm an incredible attorney, if I don't make partner in the same pacing as one of my colleagues, clearly that means I'm a failure."
CET 6級2023年6月・第2セット・読解
- 30This implies that even though ambitious people are more likely to achieve conventional "success," such successmeans nothing for their health and happiness-and if you don't have health and happiness, what else could possibly matter?
This implies that even though ambitious people are more likely to achieve conventional "success," such success means nothing for their health and happiness-and if you don't have health and happiness, what else could possibly matter?
CET 4級2023年6月・第1セット・読解
- 31Thismeans being prepared to adapt to local customs and norms, rather than expecting local conditions to adapt to travelers.
This means being prepared to adapt to local customs and norms, rather than expecting local conditions to adapt to travelers.
CET 6級2022年9月・第1セット・読解
- 32What thismeans: aging is a dynamic process that could possibly be accelerated or slowed—and, in some aspects, even reversed.
What this means: aging is a dynamic process that could possibly be accelerated or slowed—and, in some aspects, even reversed.
CET 6級2022年12月・第3セット・読解
- 33Thismeans that work should be measured in terms of the quality of the work, not just the quality of the process.
This means that work should be measured in terms of the quality of the work, not just the quality of the process.
CET 4級2022年9月・第1セット・読解
- 34In the long run, being a responsible travelermeans ensuring net positive impacts for local people and environments.
In the long run, being a responsible traveler means ensuring net positive impacts for local people and environments.
CET 6級2022年9月・第1セット・読解
- 35"Itmeans we won't need to dig up any more oil and, fundamentally, it should reduce the amount of plastic in the environment."
"It means we won't need to dig up any more oil and, fundamentally, it should reduce the amount of plastic in the environment."
CET 6級2022年12月・第3セット・読解
- 1Victor Ancient art that is displayed in foreign countries by allmeans should be returned to the original country.
Victor Ancient art that is displayed in foreign countries by all means should be returned to the original country.
考研2024・英語I・読解B
- 2He was retired soon after, but his public life and fame by nomeans decreased with the end of his career.
He was retired soon after, but his public life and fame by no means decreased with the end of his career.
CET 4級2023年12月・第3セット・読解
- 3But while a sustainable economy is vital to our future, it is ameans to an end, not an end in itself.
But while a sustainable economy is vital to our future, it is a means to an end, not an end in itself.
CET 6級2025年6月・第3セット・読解
- 4“I’m a coach, an adviser, and a comforter, and that’s what itmeans to be a hospital teacher.”
“I’m a coach, an adviser, and a comforter, and that’s what it means to be a hospital teacher.”
高考2025・全国2巻・読解・物語文
- 5But, as the machine-learning Captcha demonstrates, a significant proportion of digital tech now sees (and uses) humans asmeans to ends that are not ours.
But, as the machine-learning Captcha demonstrates, a significant proportion of digital tech now sees (and uses) humans as means to ends that are not ours.
CET 6級2025年12月・第3セット・読解
- 6“It’s about problem-solving around what itmeans to have a full life.
“It’s about problem-solving around what it means to have a full life.
高考2025・全国2巻・読解・物語文
- 7When the final bell rang in June, I walked away with a yearbook full of messages about writing’s most powerful significance — the ability to connect people, to put us in another’s skin, to teach us what itmeans to be human.
When the final bell rang in June, I walked away with a yearbook full of messages about writing’s most powerful significance — the ability to connect people, to put us in another’s skin, to teach us what it means to be human.
高考2025・全国1巻・読解・物語文
- 8It is reasonable to conclude that spending is praiseworthy, supposing it is not beyond yourmeans.
It is reasonable to conclude that spending is praiseworthy, supposing it is not beyond your means.
CET 6級2024年12月・第1セット・読解
- 9We've come to think of higher education as ameans to make a living rather than make a life.
We've come to think of higher education as a means to make a living rather than make a life.
CET 6級2023年6月・第3セット・読解
- 10As AI increasingly shapes the human experience, how does this change what itmeans to be human?
As AI increasingly shapes the human experience, how does this change what it means to be human?
CET 6級2023年6月・第1セット・読解
- 11Setting up a spoken web is by nomeans an easy task.
Setting up a spoken web is by no means an easy task.
CET 4級2023年6月・第1セット・読解
訳文はまだありません
各試験の過去問本文から取った文です。変化形も含み、出典の後に本文の語形を示します。TOEIC（画像から文字を読み取ったテキスト）と穴埋め問題は収録していません。
収録語彙集
1マス＝1割頻度の比較
8試験・主表の基準| 試験 | 回数 | 出現範囲 |
|---|---|---|
| 高考 | 16回 | 10 / 24セット |
| CET 4級 | 160回 | 75 / 103セット |
| CET 6級 | 156回 | 70 / 100セット |
| 院試英語I | 15回 | 7 / 12年 |
| 院試英語II | 9回 | 6 / 13年 |
| 日本の高校入試 | — | — |
| 大学入学共通テスト | 4回 | 3 / 18件 |
| 美大入試 | 25回 | 19 / 55件 |
| IELTS | 128回 | 14 / 14巻 |
| TOEIC | — | — |
| 試験 | 回数 | 出現範囲 | 1万語あたり | 一般英語比 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 高考 | 16回 | 10 / 24セット | 2.69 | — |
| CET 4級 | 160回 | 75 / 103セット | 4.01 | 2.7倍 |
| CET 6級 | 156回 | 70 / 100セット | 3.19 | 2.1倍 |
| 院試英語I | 15回 | 7 / 12年 | 4.12 | — |
| 院試英語II | 9回 | 6 / 13年 | 5.27 | — |
| 日本の高校入試 | — | — | — | — |
| 大学入学共通テスト | 4回 | 3 / 18件 | 0.81 | — |
| 美大入試 | 25回 | 19 / 55件 | 3.65 | — |
| IELTS | 128回 | 14 / 14巻 | 3.01 | — |
| TOEIC | — | — | — | — |
| 一般英語 | 1.51 |
出現範囲は出現したセット／集計対象セットです。IELTSは巻、日本の高校入試は件、大学院入試は資料のある年を数えます。大学院入試の表で「出現年」は語が出た年の数です。語数は集計対象の55設問区分における出現回数で、分母と単位が異なります。日本の高校入試の「回数」欄は地域ごとの重みを反映した出現率であり、出題確率ではありません。0は集計済みで出現なし、—は比較できるデータなしです。
出現範囲は出現したセット／集計対象セットです。IELTSは巻、日本の高校入試は件、大学院入試は資料のある年を数えます。大学院入試の表で「出現年」は語が出た年の数です。語数は集計対象の55設問区分における出現回数で、分母と単位が異なります。日本の高校入試の「回数」欄は地域ごとの重みを反映した出現率であり、出題確率ではありません。0は集計済みで出現なし、—は比較できるデータなしです。 1万語あたりの頻度＝出現回数÷試験の総語数×10,000。点線は一般英語の参考値で、BNC（英国英語の大規模コーパス）の頻度を見出し語ごとにまとめたものです。 一般英語比＝1万語あたりの頻度÷一般英語の1万語頻度。語形を見出し語にまとめて集計するCET 4級・6級・TOEICのみ、5回以上で算出します。
一般英語比：CET 4級 2.7倍 · CET 6級 2.1倍。
マス内は各年の本文出現回数（合冊分を除く）。
詳細
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合冊分を除いた過去問本文を計数し、指示文は主指標に含めません。 データセット ↗
- 中国の大学英語6級試験（CET-6）156語
CET 6級 本文正味語数 · 本文100セット・42回の試験機会・2007～2026年（所蔵資料）
合冊分を除いた過去問本文を計数し、指示文は主指標に含めません。 データセット ↗
- 中国の大学院入試（考研）英語I・II · 英語一15語
大学院入試 英語一 · 集計対象の設問区分：55
出題時の表記どおりに語形を集計します。短縮形・所有格・ハイフン複合語は分割せず、標識済みのノイズは含めません。英語Iは75区分中55区分、英語IIは75区分中43区分を計数。 データセット ↗
- 中国の大学院入試（考研）英語I・II · 英語二9語
大学院入試 英語二 · 集計対象の設問区分：43
出題時の表記どおりに語形を集計します。短縮形・所有格・ハイフン複合語は分割せず、標識済みのノイズは含めません。英語Iは75区分中55区分、英語IIは75区分中43区分を計数。 データセット ↗
- 中国の大学入試（高考）英語16語
高考編集資料の語形出現回数 · 195の固有単元・2017～2026年・第三者編集資料
第三者編集資料であり、公式原本の全件ではありません。 データセット ↗
- IELTS128回
IELTS 出現回数 · Cambridge 1～14・653セクション・425,566語
Cambridge IELTS 1～14のみを対象とし、15・16は除外しています。 データセット ↗
- 大学入学共通テスト4回
共通テスト表層形の出現回数 · 2024～2026年の大学入学共通テスト（本試験・追試験）のリーディング／リスニング問題冊子と、リスニング原稿計18件、49,118語
問題冊子と台本は別に保持し、登録済み資料のみを対象とします。 データセット ↗