Ultra Handy Kanji Tester - Grade 3

Test your knowledge of the Kanji characters that Japanese children learn in grade 3 of elementary school
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For each of the following 10 randomly selected Grade 3 Kanji, select the correct English meanings from the multiple choice answers.

Handy hint Many Kanji are derived from pictures of the things which they represent. Allegedly.

 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
1
練
  old boy, name-suffix
  throw, discard, abandon, launch into, join, invest in, hurl, give up, sell at a loss
  practice, gloss, train, drill, polish, refine
  copy, be photographed, describe
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
宿
  ascend, climb up
  inn, lodging, relay station, dwell, lodge, be pregnant, home, dwelling
  discharge, departure, publish, emit, start from, disclose
  agriculture, farmers
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
部
  section, bureau, dept, class, copy, part, portion, counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine
  silver
  ward, district
  even, flat, peace
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
速
  generation, world, society, public
  happiness, blessing, fortune
  quick, fast
  relax, cheap, low, quiet, rested, contented, peaceful
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
待
  exertion
  bring up, grow up, raise, rear
  wait, depend on
  dish, a helping, plate
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
県
  don, arrive, wear, counter for suits of clothing
  double, twice, times, fold
  bureau, board, office, affair, conclusion, court lady, lady-in-waiting, her apartment
  prefecture
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
予
  harbor
  lake
  beforehand, previous, myself, I
  bend, music, melody, composition, pleasure, injustice, fault, curve, crooked, perverse, lean
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
庫
  rouse, wake up, get up
  warehouse, storehouse
  flavor, taste
  clothing, admit, obey, discharge
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
写
  throw, discard, abandon, launch into, join, invest in, hurl, give up, sell at a loss
  chase, drive away, follow, pursue, meanwhile
  copy, be photographed, describe
  old boy, name-suffix
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
発
  strike, hit, knock, pound, dozen
  discharge, departure, publish, emit, start from, disclose
  agriculture, farmers
  ascend, climb up


The Kanji Data used in these tests is provided courtesy of a download from the KANJIDIC/KANJD212 Project - thanks dudes! The grade levels are as specified by the Japanese Ministry of Education for kanji that are to be taught in elementary school (according to the notes on the Kanjidic website)