Ultra Handy Kanji Tester - Grade 5

Test your knowledge of the Kanji characters that Japanese children learn in grade 5 of elementary school
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For each of the following 10 randomly selected Grade 5 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
  copper
  flock, group, crowd, herd, swarm, cluster
  post, employment, work
  pick, take, fetch, take up
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
  benevolence, virtue, goodness, commanding respect
  task, duties
  miscellaneous
  phrase, clause, sentence, passage, paragraph, counter for haiku
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
  statue, picture, image, figure, portrait
  level, average
  branch, support, sustain
  evaluate, criticism, comment
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
  precipitous, inaccessible place, impregnable position, steep place, sharp eyes
  bough, branch, twig, limb
  impart, instruct, grant, confer
  congratulations, joy
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
  journey, chase away, let go, going, travel
  assurance, firm, tight, hard, solid, confirm, clear, evident
  cause, factor, be associated with, depend on, be limited to
  unravel, notes, key, explanation, understanding, untie, undo, solve, answer, cancel, absolve, explain, minute
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
  ward off, defend, protect, resist
  trade, exchange
  severance, decline, refuse, apologize, warn, dismiss, prohibit, decision, judgement, cutting
  fundamentals, radical (chem), counter for machines, foundation
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
  can, passable, mustn't, should not, do not
  acid, bitterness, sour, tart
  transport, send, be inferior
  contain, form, looks
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
  cheerful, pleasant, agreeable, comfortable
  lady, woman, wife, bride
  affair, case, matter, item
  preface, beginning, order, precedence, occasion, chance, incidentally
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
  flock, group, crowd, herd, swarm, cluster
  ancestor, pioneer, founder
  pick, take, fetch, take up
  copper
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
  cotton
  miscellaneous
  phrase, clause, sentence, passage, paragraph, counter for haiku
  benevolence, virtue, goodness, commanding respect


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)