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
役
  writing brush, writing, painting brush, handwriting
  practice, gloss, train, drill, polish, refine
  duty, war, campaign, drafted labor, office, service, role
  baggage, shoulder-pole load, bear (a burden), shoulder (a gun), load, cargo, freight
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
者
  plant
  someone, person
  attend, doing, official, serve
  harbor
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
路
  path, route, road, distance
  tribe, family
  substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, generation, charge, rate, fee
  dwell, reside, live, inhabit
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
開
  beforehand, previous, myself, I
  matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly
  open, unfold, unseal
  escort, send
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
配
  gone, past, quit, leave, elapse, eliminate, divorce
  revolve, turn around, change
  distribute, spouse, exile, rationing
  research, study
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
助
  class, rank, grade
  end, finish
  tool, utensil, means, possess, ingredients, counter for armor, suits, sets of furniture
  help, rescue, assist
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
対
  guest, visitor, customer, client
  flavor, taste
  vis-a-vis, opposite, even, equal, versus, anti-, compare
  use
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
駅
  drink, smoke, take
  station
  warm
  degrees, occurrence, time, counter for occurrences
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
荷
  practice, gloss, train, drill, polish, refine
  both, old Japanese coin, counter for vehicles, two
  baggage, shoulder-pole load, bear (a burden), shoulder (a gun), load, cargo, freight
  writing brush, writing, painting brush, handwriting
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
仕
  commence, begin
  attend, doing, official, serve
  harbor
  plant


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)