Ultra Handy Kanji Tester - Grade 4

Test your knowledge of the Kanji characters that Japanese children learn in grade 4 of elementary school
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For each of the following 10 randomly selected Grade 4 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
争
  species, kind, class, variety, seed
  mechanism, opportunity, occasion, machine, airplane
  contend, dispute, argue
  outlook, look, appearance, condition, view
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
牧
  emulate, compete with, bid, sell at auction, bout, contest, race
  breed, care for, shepherd, feed, pasture
  kill, murder, butcher, slice off, split, diminish, reduce, spoil
  graduate, soldier, private, die
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
臣
  retainer, subject
  vegetable, side dish, greens
  husband, man
  borrow, rent
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
旗
  mould, type, model
  rumor, opinion, theory
  national flag, banner, standard
  Dr., command, esteem, win acclaim, Ph.D., exposition, fair
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
康
  placement, put, set, deposit, leave behind, keep, employ, pawn
  portent, 10**12, trillion, sign, omen, symptoms
  ease, peace
  utmost, most, extreme
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
低
  node, season, period, occasion, verse, clause, stanza, honor, joint, knuckle, knob, knot, tune, melody
  build
  England, English
  lower, short, humble
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
械
  navigate, sail, cruise, fly
  celebrate, congratulate
  contraption, fetter, machine, instrument
  circumference, circuit, lap
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
票
  foster, bring up, rear, develop, nurture
  ballot, label, ticket, sign
  need, main point, essence, pivot, key to
  lumber, log, timber, wood, talent
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
観
  mechanism, opportunity, occasion, machine, airplane
  land, six
  outlook, look, appearance, condition, view
  species, kind, class, variety, seed
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
殺
  lack, gap, fail
  kill, murder, butcher, slice off, split, diminish, reduce, spoil
  graduate, soldier, private, die
  emulate, compete with, bid, sell at auction, bout, contest, race


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)