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
洋
  world
  ride, power, multiplication, record, counter for vehicles, board, mount, join
  ocean, western style
  Esq., way, manner, situation, polite suffix
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
昔
  blood
  once upon a time, antiquity, old times
  polish, study of, sharpen
  relax, cheap, low, quiet, rested, contented, peaceful
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
指
  finger, point to, indicate, put into, play (chess), measure (ruler)
  quick, fast
  bridge
  organize, arranging, tune, tone, meter, key (music)
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
球
  trip, travel
  farm, field, garden, one's specialty, (kokuji)
  ball, sphere
  juvenile, child
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
他
  take, fetch, take up
  ritual, offer prayers, celebrate, deify, enshrine, worship
  other, another, the others
  nickname, number, item, title, pseudonym, name, call
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
注
  beforehand, previous, myself, I
  metropolis, capital
  idea, mind, heart, taste, thought, desire, care, liking
  pour, irrigate, shed (tears), flow into, concentrate on, notes, comment, annotate
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
庭
  fall, drop, come down
  possess, have, exist, happen, occur, approx
  courtyard, garden, yard
  sultry, hot, summer heat
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
化
  Inst., institution, temple, mansion, school
  change, take the form of, influence, enchant, delude, -ization
  roof, house, shop, dealer, seller
  beans, pea, midget
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
様
  ride, power, multiplication, record, counter for vehicles, board, mount, join
  swim
  Esq., way, manner, situation, polite suffix
  world
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
研
  waves, billows, Poland
  polish, study of, sharpen
  relax, cheap, low, quiet, rested, contented, peaceful
  blood


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)