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
胸
  treasure, wealth, valuables
  acknowledge, witness, discern, recognize, appreciate, believe
  bosom, breast, chest, heart, feelings
  pain, hurt, damage, bruise
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
骨
  genesis, wound, injury, hurt, start, originate
  skeleton, bone, remains, frame
  discard, throw away, abandon, resign, reject, sacrifice
  figure, form, shape
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
難
  difficult, impossible, trouble, accident, defect
  timber trees, wood
  longing, covetousness, greed, passion, desire, craving
  diligence, become employed, serve
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
郷
  suck, imbibe, inhale, sip
  admonish, commandment
  home town, village, native place, district
  sincerity, admonish, warn, prohibit, truth, fidelity
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
層
  quandary, become distressed, annoyed
  concerning, settle, take position, depart, study, per
  stratum, social class, layer, story, floor
  magnet, porcelain
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
補
  engrave, cut fine, chop, hash, mince, time, carving
  one-sided, leaf, sheet
  accompany, obey, submit to, comply, follow, secondary, incidental, subordinate
  supplement, supply, make good, offset, compensate, assistant, learner
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
異
  castle
  nativity, be born, declension, lie, be arbitrary
  uncommon, queerness, strangeness, wonderful, curious, unusual
  source, origin
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
灰
  place on the head, receive, top of head, top, summit, peak
  ashes, puckery juice, cremate
  mid-air, air, space, sky, memorization, interval of time
  call, call out to, invite
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
痛
  acknowledge, witness, discern, recognize, appreciate, believe
  prolong, stretching
  pain, hurt, damage, bruise
  treasure, wealth, valuables
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
捨
  crimson, deep red
  discard, throw away, abandon, resign, reject, sacrifice
  figure, form, shape
  genesis, wound, injury, hurt, start, originate


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)