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
  beforehand, previous, myself, I
  gather, meet, congregate, swarm, flock
  ocean, western style
  open, unfold, unseal
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
  tune, tone, meter, key (music), writing style, prepare, exorcise, investigate
  possess, have, exist, happen, occur, approx
  extinguish, blow out, turn off, neutralize, cancel
  building, mansion, large building, palace
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
  courtyard, garden, yard
  tooth, cog
  matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly
  storey, stair, counter for storeys of a building
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
  swim
  writing brush, writing, painting brush, handwriting
  salute, bow, ceremony, thanks, remuneration
  slope, incline, hill
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
  oil, fat
  medicine, chemical, enamel, gunpowder, benefit
  emotion, feeling, sensation
  gone, past, quit, leave, elapse, eliminate, divorce
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
  harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften, Japan
  nose, snout
  warm
  learn
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
  exertion
  anti-
  section, bureau, dept, class, copy, part, portion, counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine
  state, province
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
  both, old Japanese coin, counter for vehicles, two
  Sino-, China
  lord, chief, master, main thing, principal
  degrees, occurrence, time, counter for occurrences
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
  gather, meet, congregate, swarm, flock
  notebook, account book, album
  open, unfold, unseal
  beforehand, previous, myself, I
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
  island
  extinguish, blow out, turn off, neutralize, cancel
  building, mansion, large building, palace
  tune, tone, meter, key (music), writing style, prepare, exorcise, investigate


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)