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
待
  second (1/60 minute)
  green
  wait, depend on
  Sino-, China
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
守
  Esq., way, manner, situation, polite suffix
  guard, protect, defend, obey
  decide, fix, agree upon, appoint
  notebook, account book, album
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
題
  topic, subject
  bad, vice, rascal, false, evil, wrong
  period, time, date, term
  hot water, bath, hot spring
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
平
  possess, have, exist, happen, occur, approx
  swim
  even, flat, peace
  lord, chief, master, main thing, principal
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
究
  sideways, side, horizontal, width, woof
  gods, mind, soul
  research, study
  hurry, emergency, sudden, steep
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
軽
  path, route, road, distance
  concept, think, idea, thought
  double, twice, times, fold
  lightly, trifling, unimportant
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
持
  writing brush, writing, painting brush, handwriting
  blood
  hold, have
  finger, point to, indicate, put into, play (chess), measure (ruler)
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
央
  have the honor to, sign of the monkey, 3-5PM, ninth sign of Chinese zodiac
  center, middle
  file, row, rank, tier, column
  true, reality, Buddhist sect
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
漢
  green
  help, rescue, assist
  Sino-, China
  second (1/60 minute)
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
決
  defeat, negative, -, minus, bear, owe, assume a responsibility
  decide, fix, agree upon, appoint
  notebook, account book, album
  Esq., way, manner, situation, polite suffix


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)