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
物
  death, die
  take, fetch, take up
  thing, object, matter
  old boy, name-suffix
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
代
  gods, mind, soul
  substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, generation, charge, rate, fee
  defeat, negative, -, minus, bear, owe, assume a responsibility
  move, motion, change, confusion, shift, shake
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
持
  hold, have
  dish, a helping, plate
  employee, member, number, the one in charge
  gone, past, quit, leave, elapse, eliminate, divorce
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
祭
  use
  period, time, date, term
  ritual, offer prayers, celebrate, deify, enshrine, worship
  generation, world, society, public
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
事
  sake, alcohol
  commence, begin
  matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly
  business, vocation, arts, performance
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
農
  fall, drop, come down
  plant
  harbor
  agriculture, farmers
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
開
  make a deal, selling, dealing in, merchant
  swim
  open, unfold, unseal
  other, another, the others
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
育
  pick up, gather, find, go on foot, ten
  bring up, grow up, raise, rear
  etc., and so forth, class (first), quality, equal, similar
  roof, house, shop, dealer, seller
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
君
  take, fetch, take up
  even, flat, peace
  old boy, name-suffix
  death, die
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
負
  beforehand, previous, myself, I
  defeat, negative, -, minus, bear, owe, assume a responsibility
  move, motion, change, confusion, shift, shake
  gods, mind, soul


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)