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
  gentleman, samurai
  army, force, troops, war, battle
  chronicle, account, narrative, history, annals, geologic period
  simple, one, single, merely
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
  lower, short, humble
  go-between, relationship
  rank, grade, throne, crown, about, some
  county, district
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
  flourish, prosperity, honor, glory, splendor
  soldier, private, troops, army, warfare, strategy, tactics
  breed, care for, shepherd, feed, pasture
  boulevard, street, town
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
  contend, dispute, argue
  perfect, completion, end
  separate, branch off, diverge, fork, another, extra, specially
  graduate, soldier, private, die
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
  utmost, most, extreme
  salvation, save, help, rescue, reclaim
  pipe, tube, wind instrument, drunken talk
  co-, cooperation
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
  poison, virus, venom, germ, harm, injury, spite
  sash, belt, obi, zone, region
  scatter, disperse, spend, squander
  love, affection, favourite
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
  achievement, merits, success, honor, credit
  savings, store, lay in, keep, wear mustache
  lumber, log, timber, wood, talent
  sort, kind, variety, class, genus
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
  mould, type, model
  negative, non-, bad, ugly, clumsy
  borrow, rent
  godown, warehouse, storehouse, cellar, treasury
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
  army, force, troops, war, battle
  halt, stopping
  simple, one, single, merely
  gentleman, samurai
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
  lamp, a light, light, counter for lights
  rank, grade, throne, crown, about, some
  county, district
  lower, short, humble


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)