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
表
  someone, person
  beach
  surface, table, chart, diagram
  employee, member, number, the one in charge
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
様
  pour, irrigate, shed (tears), flow into, concentrate on, notes, comment, annotate
  Esq., way, manner, situation, polite suffix
  strike, hit, knock, pound, dozen
  possess, have, exist, happen, occur, approx
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
柱
  pillar, post, cylinder, support
  wherefore, a reason
  nose, snout
  baggage, shoulder-pole load, bear (a burden), shoulder (a gun), load, cargo, freight
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
駅
  duty, war, campaign, drafted labor, office, service, role
  bridge
  station
  dwell, reside, live, inhabit
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
勉
  make a deal, selling, dealing in, merchant
  research, study
  exertion
  inn, lodging, relay station, dwell, lodge, be pregnant, home, dwelling
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
申
  commence, begin
  tooth, cog
  change, take the form of, influence, enchant, delude, -ization
  have the honor to, sign of the monkey, 3-5PM, ninth sign of Chinese zodiac
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
代
  organize, arranging, tune, tone, meter, key (music)
  charcoal, coal
  substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, generation, charge, rate, fee
  polish, study of, sharpen
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
豆
  wait, depend on
  beans, pea, midget
  Inst., institution, temple, mansion, school
  blessing, fortune, luck, wealth
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
員
  beach
  world
  employee, member, number, the one in charge
  someone, person
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
打
  determine, fix, establish, decide
  strike, hit, knock, pound, dozen
  possess, have, exist, happen, occur, approx
  pour, irrigate, shed (tears), flow into, concentrate on, notes, comment, annotate


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)