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
  oil, fat
  class, rank, grade
  plank, board, plate, stage
  inn, lodging, relay station, dwell, lodge, be pregnant, home, dwelling
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
  Inst., institution, temple, mansion, school
  blessing, fortune, luck, wealth
  use
  relax, cheap, low, quiet, rested, contented, peaceful
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
  storey, stair, counter for storeys of a building
  yonder, facing, beyond, confront, defy, tend toward, approach
  nose, snout
  extinguish, blow out, turn off, neutralize, cancel
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
  throw, discard, abandon, launch into, join, invest in, hurl, give up, sell at a loss
  carry, luck, destiny, fate, lot, transport, progress, advance
  guest, visitor, customer, client
  wait, depend on
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
  possess, have, exist, happen, occur, approx
  state, province
  Sino-, China
  courtyard, garden, yard
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
  decide, fix, agree upon, appoint
  center, middle
  emotion, feeling, sensation
  organize, arranging, tune, tone, meter, key (music)
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
  mask, face, features, surface
  beans, pea, midget
  next, order, sequence
  period, time, date, term
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
  gods, mind, soul
  second (1/60 minute)
  dwell, reside, live, inhabit
  employee, member, number, the one in charge
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
宿
  class, rank, grade
  once upon a time, antiquity, old times
  inn, lodging, relay station, dwell, lodge, be pregnant, home, dwelling
  oil, fat
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
使
  true, reality, Buddhist sect
  use
  relax, cheap, low, quiet, rested, contented, peaceful
  Inst., institution, temple, mansion, school


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)