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
医
  courtyard, garden, yard
  current, a sink, flow, forfeit
  doctor, medicine
  silver
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
号
  jail cell, grieve, sad, deplore, regret
  nickname, number, item, title, pseudonym, name, call
  inter-, mutual, together, each other, minister of state, councillor, aspect, phase, physiognomy
  suffering, trial, worry, hardship, feel bitter, scowl
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
畑
  farm, field, garden, one's specialty, (kokuji)
  beauty, beautiful
  style, ceremony, rite, function, method, system, form, expression
  sunshine, yang principle, positive, male, heaven, daytime
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
秒
  ball, sphere
  once upon a time, antiquity, old times
  second (1/60 minute)
  substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, generation, charge, rate, fee
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
注
  juvenile, child
  station
  pour, irrigate, shed (tears), flow into, concentrate on, notes, comment, annotate
  blessing, fortune, luck, wealth
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
主
  even, flat, peace
  period, time, date, term
  salute, bow, ceremony, thanks, remuneration
  lord, chief, master, main thing, principal
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
面
  sake, alcohol
  hold, have
  mask, face, features, surface
  pick up, gather, find, go on foot, ten
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
受
  clothing, admit, obey, discharge
  accept, undergo, answer (phone), take, get, catch, receive
  duty, war, campaign, drafted labor, office, service, role
  chase, drive away, follow, pursue, meanwhile
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
銀
  current, a sink, flow, forfeit
  true, reality, Buddhist sect
  silver
  courtyard, garden, yard
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
相
  storey, stair, counter for storeys of a building
  inter-, mutual, together, each other, minister of state, councillor, aspect, phase, physiognomy
  suffering, trial, worry, hardship, feel bitter, scowl
  jail cell, grieve, sad, deplore, regret


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)