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
復
  cottage, inn, hut, house, mansion
  pressure, push, overwhelm, oppress, dominate
  restore, return to, revert, resume
  cheerful, pleasant, agreeable, comfortable
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
在
  examination, investigate
  exist, outskirts, suburbs, located in
  report, news, reward, retribution
  fertilizer, get fat, fertile, manure, pamper
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
政
  politics, government
  posture, build, pretend
  old times, old things, old friend, former, ex-
  mention, state, speak, relate
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
績
  bag, bale, sack, counter for bags
  fluid, liquid, juice, sap, secretion
  exploits, unreeling cocoons
  phrase, clause, sentence, passage, paragraph, counter for haiku
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
応
  forehead, tablet, plaque, framed picture, sum, amount, volume
  publish, carve, engrave
  apply, answer, yes, OK, reply, accept
  lady, woman, wife, bride
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
総
  congratulations, joy
  merit, efficacy, efficiency, benefit
  cause, factor, be associated with, depend on, be limited to
  general, whole, all, full, total
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
情
  wife, spouse
  becoming, resemble, counterfeit, imitate, suitable
  feelings, emotion, passion, sympathy, circumstances, facts
  astray, be perplexed, in doubt, lost, err, illusion
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
易
  occupation, camp, perform, build, conduct (business)
  easy, ready to, simple, fortune-telling, divination
  contain, form, looks
  fundamentals, radical (chem), counter for machines, foundation
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
快
  pressure, push, overwhelm, oppress, dominate
  beckon, invite, summon, engage
  cheerful, pleasant, agreeable, comfortable
  cottage, inn, hut, house, mansion
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
報
  jurisdiction, dominion, territory, fief, reign
  report, news, reward, retribution
  fertilizer, get fat, fertile, manure, pamper
  examination, investigate


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)