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
  refined, ghost, fairy, energy, vitality, semen, excellence, purity, skill
  evaluate, criticism, comment
  disaster, calamity, woe, curse, evil
  wealth, enrich, abundant
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
  duplicate, double, compound, multiple
  righteousness, justice, morality, honor, loyalty, meaning
  grace, kindness, goodness, favor, mercy, blessing, benefit
  copper
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
  shift, move, change, drift, catch (cold, fire), pass into
  precipitous, inaccessible place, impregnable position, steep place, sharp eyes
  protect, guarantee, keep, preserve, sustain, support
  detain, fasten, halt, stop
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
  sham, temporary, interim, assumed (name), informal
  article, clause, item, stripe, streak
  weave, fabric
  affair, case, matter, item
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
  fluid, liquid, juice, sap, secretion
  deposit, custody, leave with, entrust to
  pick, take, fetch, take up
  single, alone, spontaneously, Germany
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
  publish, carve, engrave
  create, make, structure, physique
  mention, state, speak, relate
  system, law, rule
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
  cotton
  status, rank, capacity, character, case (law, grammar)
  impart, instruct, grant, confer
  fundamentals, radical (chem), counter for machines, foundation
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
  undefiled, pure, clean, righteous, gallant
  acid, bitterness, sour, tart
  warrior, military, chivalry, arms
  skill, art, craft, ability, feat, performance, vocation, arts
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
  evaluate, criticism, comment
  tree trunk
  wealth, enrich, abundant
  refined, ghost, fairy, energy, vitality, semen, excellence, purity, skill
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
  present, existing, actual
  grace, kindness, goodness, favor, mercy, blessing, benefit
  copper
  duplicate, double, compound, multiple


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)