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
勉
  make a deal, selling, dealing in, merchant
  iron
  exertion
  courtyard, garden, yard
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
起
  happiness, blessing, fortune
  rouse, wake up, get up
  current, a sink, flow, forfeit
  pillar, post, cylinder, support
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
動
  move, motion, change, confusion, shift, shake
  suffering, trial, worry, hardship, feel bitter, scowl
  chase, drive away, follow, pursue, meanwhile
  advance, proceed, progress, promote
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
持
  class, rank, grade
  take, fetch, take up
  hold, have
  generation, world, society, public
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
味
  No., residence
  sunshine, yang principle, positive, male, heaven, daytime
  flavor, taste
  metropolis, capital
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
悪
  decide, fix, agree upon, appoint
  polish, study of, sharpen
  true, reality, Buddhist sect
  bad, vice, rascal, false, evil, wrong
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
運
  tool, utensil, means, possess, ingredients, counter for armor, suits, sets of furniture
  warehouse, storehouse
  carry, luck, destiny, fate, lot, transport, progress, advance
  victory, win, prevail, excel
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
他
  pelt, skin, hide, leather
  other, another, the others
  substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, generation, charge, rate, fee
  wait, depend on
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
庭
  iron
  person in charge, connection, duty, concern oneself
  courtyard, garden, yard
  make a deal, selling, dealing in, merchant
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
流
  pour, irrigate, shed (tears), flow into, concentrate on, notes, comment, annotate
  current, a sink, flow, forfeit
  pillar, post, cylinder, support
  happiness, blessing, fortune


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)