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
圧
  responsibility, duty, term, entrust to, appoint
  evidence, proof, certificate
  pressure, push, overwhelm, oppress, dominate
  unravel, notes, key, explanation, understanding, untie, undo, solve, answer, cancel, absolve, explain, minute
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
応
  politics, government
  apply, answer, yes, OK, reply, accept
  status, rank, capacity, character, case (law, grammar)
  occupation, camp, perform, build, conduct (business)
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
測
  fathom, plan, scheme, measure
  wife, spouse
  touch, contact, adjoin, piece together
  extent, degree, law, formula, distance, limits, amount
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
耕
  safeguard, protect
  bountiful, excellent, rich
  till, plow, cultivate
  compilation, knit, plait, braid, twist, editing, completed poem, part of a book
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
句
  grave, tomb
  bough, branch, twig, limb
  phrase, clause, sentence, passage, paragraph, counter for haiku
  detain, fasten, halt, stop
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
布
  wealth, enrich, abundant
  preface, beginning, order, precedence, occasion, chance, incidentally
  acid, bitterness, sour, tart
  linen, cloth
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
基
  contain, form, looks
  un-, mistake, negative, injustice, non-
  fundamentals, radical (chem), counter for machines, foundation
  single, alone, spontaneously, Germany
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
余
  outburst, rave, fret, force, violence, cruelty, outrage
  too much, myself, surplus, other, remainder
  standard, measure
  easy, ready to, simple, fortune-telling, divination
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
解
  evidence, proof, certificate
  establishment, provision, prepare
  unravel, notes, key, explanation, understanding, untie, undo, solve, answer, cancel, absolve, explain, minute
  responsibility, duty, term, entrust to, appoint
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
格
  dwindle, decrease, reduce, decline, curtail, get hungry
  status, rank, capacity, character, case (law, grammar)
  occupation, camp, perform, build, conduct (business)
  politics, government


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)