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
減
  create, make, structure, physique
  river
  dwindle, decrease, reduce, decline, curtail, get hungry
  status, rank, capacity, character, case (law, grammar)
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
情
  assets, resources, capital, funds, data, be conducive to, contribute to
  feelings, emotion, passion, sympathy, circumstances, facts
  lend
  skill, art, craft, ability, feat, performance, vocation, arts
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
災
  disaster, calamity, woe, curse, evil
  made in..., manufacture
  touch, contact, adjoin, piece together
  property, money, wealth, assets
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
退
  apply, answer, yes, OK, reply, accept
  cheerful, pleasant, agreeable, comfortable
  retreat, withdraw, retire, resign, repel, expel, reject
  lengthen, counter for bows & stringed instruments, stretch, spread, put up (tent)
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
築
  boundary, border, region
  fertilizer, get fat, fertile, manure, pamper
  fabricate, build, construct
  pressure, push, overwhelm, oppress, dominate
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
在
  level, average
  forces, energy, military strength
  evidence, proof, certificate
  exist, outskirts, suburbs, located in
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
総
  till, plow, cultivate
  report, news, reward, retribution
  general, whole, all, full, total
  thick, heavy, rich, kind, cordial, brazen, shameless
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
授
  lecture, club, association
  impart, instruct, grant, confer
  enemy, foe, opponent
  wife, spouse
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
格
  river
  righteousness, justice, morality, honor, loyalty, meaning
  status, rank, capacity, character, case (law, grammar)
  create, make, structure, physique
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
貸
  discontinue, beyond, sever, cut off, abstain, interrupt, suppress
  lend
  skill, art, craft, ability, feat, performance, vocation, arts
  assets, resources, capital, funds, data, be conducive to, contribute to


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)