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
庫
  hold, have
  true, reality, Buddhist sect
  warehouse, storehouse
  darkness, disappear, shade, informal, grow dark, be blinded
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
化
  waves, billows, Poland
  change, take the form of, influence, enchant, delude, -ization
  baggage, shoulder-pole load, bear (a burden), shoulder (a gun), load, cargo, freight
  ball, sphere
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
軽
  lightly, trifling, unimportant
  ocean, western style
  agriculture, farmers
  flute, clarinet, pipe, whistle, bagpipe, piccolo
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
由
  cold
  polish, study of, sharpen
  wherefore, a reason
  decide, fix, agree upon, appoint
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
葉
  research, study
  gods, mind, soul
  leaf, plane, lobe, needle, blade, spear, counter for flat things, fragment, piece
  happiness, blessing, fortune
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
談
  whole, entire, all, complete, fulfill
  slope, incline, hill
  Shinto shrine, constellations, palace, princess
  discuss, talk
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
品
  hurry, emergency, sudden, steep
  heavy, heap up, pile up, nest of boxes, -fold
  goods, refinement, dignity, article, counter for meal courses
  harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften, Japan
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
式
  plant
  style, ceremony, rite, function, method, system, form, expression
  thing, object, matter
  beans, pea, midget
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
暗
  true, reality, Buddhist sect
  bad, vice, rascal, false, evil, wrong
  darkness, disappear, shade, informal, grow dark, be blinded
  hold, have
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
荷
  duty, war, campaign, drafted labor, office, service, role
  baggage, shoulder-pole load, bear (a burden), shoulder (a gun), load, cargo, freight
  ball, sphere
  waves, billows, Poland


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)