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
  coin, .01 yen, money
  fundamentals, radical (chem), counter for machines, foundation
  extent, degree, law, formula, distance, limits, amount
  river
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
  rule, follow, based on, model after
  outburst, rave, fret, force, violence, cruelty, outrage
  disaster, calamity, woe, curse, evil
  belong, genus, subordinate official, affiliated
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
  art, technique, skill, means, trick, resources, magic
  entertain, revive, retrieve, interest, pleasure
  refined, ghost, fairy, energy, vitality, semen, excellence, purity, skill
  wife, spouse
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
  approve, praise, title or inscription on picture, assist, agree with
  overdo, exceed, go beyond, error
  eyeball
  defense, protection
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
  apologize, thank, refuse
  semi-, correspond to, proportionate to, conform, imitate
  discriminating, know, write
  equip, provision, preparation
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
  mix, blend, confuse
  inverted, reverse, opposite, wicked
  discipline, conduct oneself well, study, master
  single, alone, spontaneously, Germany
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
  bough, branch, twig, limb
  show, indicate, point out, express, display
  damage, loss, disadvantage, hurt, injure
  weave, fabric
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
  restore, return to, revert, resume
  task, duties
  overall, relationship, ruling, governing
  easy, ready to, simple, fortune-telling, divination
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
  fundamentals, radical (chem), counter for machines, foundation
  skill, art, craft, ability, feat, performance, vocation, arts
  river
  coin, .01 yen, money
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
  rend, rip, tear, break, destroy, defeat, frustrate
  disaster, calamity, woe, curse, evil
  belong, genus, subordinate official, affiliated
  rule, follow, based on, model after


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)