Ultra Handy Kanji Tester - Grade 6

Test your knowledge of the Kanji characters that Japanese children learn in grade 6 of elementary school
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For each of the following 10 randomly selected Grade 6 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
将
  empress, queen, after, behind, back, later
  masses, great numbers, multitude, populace
  leader, commander, general, admiral, or, and again, soon, from now on, just about
  private, I, me
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
臓
  mistake, err, do wrong, mislead
  entrails, viscera, bowels
  forget
  row, and, besides, as well as, line up, rank with, rival, equal
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
収
  income, obtain, reap, pay, supply, store
  tailor, judge, decision, cut out (pattern)
  stirred up, be invigorated, flourish
  brain, memory
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
探
  magnet, porcelain
  mellow, ripen, mature, acquire skill
  grope, search, look for
  party, faction, clique
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
縮
  storehouse, hide, own, have, possess
  wound, hurt, injure, impair, pain, injury, cut, gash, scar, weak point
  shrink, contract, shrivel, wrinkle, reduce
  timber trees, wood
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
孝
  droop, suspend, hang, slouch
  tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness
  fare, fee, hire, rent, wages, charge
  filial piety, child's respect
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
宝
  prolong, stretching
  doubt, distrust, be suspicious, question
  treasure, wealth, valuables
  negate, no, noes, refuse, decline, deny
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
冊
  haiku, actor
  tome, counter for books, volume
  humanity, virtue, benevolence, charity, man, kernel
  conjecture, infer, guess, suppose, support
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
私
  masses, great numbers, multitude, populace
  range, region, limits, stage, level
  private, I, me
  empress, queen, after, behind, back, later
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
忘
  closed, shut
  forget
  row, and, besides, as well as, line up, rank with, rival, equal
  mistake, err, do wrong, mislead


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)