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
転
  vis-a-vis, opposite, even, equal, versus, anti-, compare
  path, route, road, distance
  revolve, turn around, change
  tool, utensil, means, possess, ingredients, counter for armor, suits, sets of furniture
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
飲
  open, unfold, unseal
  drink, smoke, take
  short, brevity, fault, defect, weak point
  polish, study of, sharpen
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
根
  root, radical, head (pimple)
  committee, entrust to, leave to, devote, discard
  storey, stair, counter for storeys of a building
  darkness, disappear, shade, informal, grow dark, be blinded
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
習
  next, order, sequence
  guest, visitor, customer, client
  learn
  period, time, date, term
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
放
  ward, district
  extinguish, blow out, turn off, neutralize, cancel
  set free, release, fire, shoot, emit, banish, liberate
  play
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
全
  section, bureau, dept, class, copy, part, portion, counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine
  style, ceremony, rite, function, method, system, form, expression
  flavor, taste
  whole, entire, all, complete, fulfill
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
豆
  box, chest, case, bin, railway car
  nickname, number, item, title, pseudonym, name, call
  beans, pea, midget
  finger, point to, indicate, put into, play (chess), measure (ruler)
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
皮
  old boy, name-suffix
  pelt, skin, hide, leather
  courtyard, garden, yard
  cold
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
具
  path, route, road, distance
  beach
  tool, utensil, means, possess, ingredients, counter for armor, suits, sets of furniture
  vis-a-vis, opposite, even, equal, versus, anti-, compare
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
短
  distribute, spouse, exile, rationing
  short, brevity, fault, defect, weak point
  polish, study of, sharpen
  open, unfold, unseal


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)