Ultra Handy Kanji Tester - Grade 4

Test your knowledge of the Kanji characters that Japanese children learn in grade 4 of elementary school
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For each of the following 10 randomly selected Grade 4 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
印
  bottom, sole, depth, bottom price, base, kind, sort
  surround, besiege, store, paling, enclosure, encircle, preserve, keep
  stamp, seal, mark, imprint, symbol, emblem, trademark, evidence, souvenir, India
  verification, effect, testing
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
紀
  obey, order, turn, right, docility, occasion
  chronicle, account, narrative, history, annals, geologic period
  ballot, label, ticket, sign
  husband, man
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
節
  node, season, period, occasion, verse, clause, stanza, honor, joint, knuckle, knob, knot, tune, melody
  go-between, relationship
  wrap, pack up, cover, conceal
  national flag, banner, standard
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
材
  kill, murder, butcher, slice off, split, diminish, reduce, spoil
  cool, cold (beer, person), chill
  lumber, log, timber, wood, talent
  vegetable, side dish, greens
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
敗
  lack, gap, fail
  bake, burning
  failure, defeat, reversal
  climate, season, weather
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
借
  bathe, be favored with, bask in
  promise, approximately, shrink
  shallow, superficial, frivolous, wretched, shameful
  borrow, rent
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
協
  poison, virus, venom, germ, harm, injury, spite
  technique, art, craft, performance, acting, trick, stunt
  co-, cooperation
  faith, truth, fidelity, trust
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
老
  Dr., command, esteem, win acclaim, Ph.D., exposition, fair
  old man, old age, grow old
  mould, type, model
  hope, beg, request, pray, beseech, Greece, dilute (acid), rare, few, phenomenal
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
験
  surround, besiege, store, paling, enclosure, encircle, preserve, keep
  convenience
  verification, effect, testing
  bottom, sole, depth, bottom price, base, kind, sort
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
票
  build
  ballot, label, ticket, sign
  husband, man
  obey, order, turn, right, docility, occasion


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)