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
向
  center, middle
  sunshine, yang principle, positive, male, heaven, daytime
  yonder, facing, beyond, confront, defy, tend toward, approach
  commence, begin
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
深
  swim
  deep, heighten, intensify, strengthen
  baggage, shoulder-pole load, bear (a burden), shoulder (a gun), load, cargo, freight
  iron
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
役
  duty, war, campaign, drafted labor, office, service, role
  generation, world, society, public
  organize, arranging, tune, tone, meter, key (music)
  gather, meet, congregate, swarm, flock
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
笛
  someone, person
  make a deal, selling, dealing in, merchant
  flute, clarinet, pipe, whistle, bagpipe, piccolo
  research, study
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
流
  station
  tribe, family
  current, a sink, flow, forfeit
  polish, study of, sharpen
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
宮
  box, chest, case, bin, railway car
  agriculture, farmers
  hurry, emergency, sudden, steep
  Shinto shrine, constellations, palace, princess
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
反
  use
  thing, object, matter
  anti-
  warehouse, storehouse
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
注
  idea, mind, heart, taste, thought, desire, care, liking
  pour, irrigate, shed (tears), flow into, concentrate on, notes, comment, annotate
  bridge
  ritual, offer prayers, celebrate, deify, enshrine, worship
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
始
  sunshine, yang principle, positive, male, heaven, daytime
  relax, cheap, low, quiet, rested, contented, peaceful
  commence, begin
  center, middle
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
荷
  short, brevity, fault, defect, weak point
  baggage, shoulder-pole load, bear (a burden), shoulder (a gun), load, cargo, freight
  iron
  swim


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)