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
急
  someone, person
  pour, irrigate, shed (tears), flow into, concentrate on, notes, comment, annotate
  hurry, emergency, sudden, steep
  nickname, number, item, title, pseudonym, name, call
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2
命
  ball, sphere
  fate, command, decree, destiny, life, appoint
  relax, cheap, low, quiet, rested, contented, peaceful
  ward, district
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3
都
  metropolis, capital
  beach
  flute, clarinet, pipe, whistle, bagpipe, piccolo
  strike, hit, knock, pound, dozen
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4
起
  organize, arranging, tune, tone, meter, key (music)
  emotion, feeling, sensation
  rouse, wake up, get up
  plank, board, plate, stage
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5
軽
  ocean, western style
  wherefore, a reason
  lightly, trifling, unimportant
  street, ward, town, counter for guns, tools, leaves or cakes of something, even number, 4th calendar sign
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6
州
  old boy, name-suffix
  matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly
  extinguish, blow out, turn off, neutralize, cancel
  state, province
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7
着
  take, fetch, take up
  guard, protect, defend, obey
  don, arrive, wear, counter for suits of clothing
  Esq., way, manner, situation, polite suffix
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8
泳
  degrees, occurrence, time, counter for occurrences
  swim
  tooth, cog
  drink, smoke, take
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
号
  pour, irrigate, shed (tears), flow into, concentrate on, notes, comment, annotate
  next, order, sequence
  nickname, number, item, title, pseudonym, name, call
  someone, person
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
安
  possess, have, exist, happen, occur, approx
  relax, cheap, low, quiet, rested, contented, peaceful
  ward, district
  ball, sphere


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)