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
給
  connection, barrier, gateway, involve, concerning
  full, enough, pride, satisfy
  salary, wage, gift, allow, grant, bestow on
  salvation, save, help, rescue, reclaim
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
府
  first time, beginning
  borough, urban prefecture, govt office, representative body, storehouse
  end, close, tip, powder, posterity
  elect, select, choose, prefer
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
要
  need, main point, essence, pivot, key to
  code, ceremony, law, rule
  bud, sprout, spear, germ
  vein, pulse, hope
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
史
  lack, gap, fail
  failure, defeat, reversal
  history, chronicle
  ambition, full moon, hope, desire, aspire to, expect
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
候
  seasons
  shallow, superficial, frivolous, wretched, shameful
  climate, season, weather
  each, every, either
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
億
  orders, ancient laws, command, decree
  nest, rookery, hive, cobweb, den
  sash, belt, obi, zone, region
  hundred million, 10**8
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
梅
  chronicle, account, narrative, history, annals, geologic period
  bureaucrat, the government
  plum
  quiet
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
牧
  yesterday, previous
  breed, care for, shepherd, feed, pasture
  focus, government ministry, conserve
  boulevard, street, town
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
救
  full, enough, pride, satisfy
  turn into, become, get, grow, elapse, reach
  salvation, save, help, rescue, reclaim
  connection, barrier, gateway, involve, concerning
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
末
  stamp, seal, mark, imprint, symbol, emblem, trademark, evidence, souvenir, India
  end, close, tip, powder, posterity
  elect, select, choose, prefer
  first time, beginning


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)