Ultra Handy Kanji Tester - Grade 3

Test your knowledge of the Kanji characters that Japanese children learn in grade 3 of elementary school
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For each of the following 10 randomly selected Grade 3 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
和
  ball, sphere
  play
  harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften, Japan
  Esq., way, manner, situation, polite suffix
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
根
  don, arrive, wear, counter for suits of clothing
  root, radical, head (pimple)
  agriculture, farmers
  class, rank, grade
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
研
  polish, study of, sharpen
  learn
  practice, gloss, train, drill, polish, refine
  sunshine, yang principle, positive, male, heaven, daytime
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
勉
  rouse, wake up, get up
  badge, chapter, composition, poem, design
  exertion
  baggage, shoulder-pole load, bear (a burden), shoulder (a gun), load, cargo, freight
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
帳
  decide, fix, agree upon, appoint
  cold
  notebook, account book, album
  storey, stair, counter for storeys of a building
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
転
  pillar, post, cylinder, support
  happiness, blessing, fortune
  breath, respiration, son, interest (on money)
  revolve, turn around, change
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
開
  state, province
  yonder, facing, beyond, confront, defy, tend toward, approach
  open, unfold, unseal
  suffering, trial, worry, hardship, feel bitter, scowl
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
界
  ill, sick
  world
  change, take the form of, influence, enchant, delude, -ization
  metropolis, capital
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
様
  play
  discuss, talk
  Esq., way, manner, situation, polite suffix
  ball, sphere
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
農
  nose, snout
  agriculture, farmers
  class, rank, grade
  don, arrive, wear, counter for suits of clothing


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)