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
以
  pure, purify, cleanse, exorcise, Manchu dynasty
  lose, error, fault, disadvantage, loss
  by means of, because, in view of, compared with
  convenience
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
夫
  savings, store, lay in, keep, wear mustache
  husband, man
  bureaucrat, the government
  harden, set, clot, curdle
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
得
  gain, get, find, earn, acquire, can, may, able to, profit, advantage, benefit
  raise, plan, project, behavior, actions
  products, bear, give birth, yield, childbirth, native, property
  vein, pulse, hope
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
照
  celebrate, congratulate
  family name, surname, clan
  illuminate, shine, compare, bashful
  chapter, lesson, section, department, division, counter for chapters (of a book)
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
菜
  achievement, merits, success, honor, credit
  instruction, Japanese character reading, explanation, read
  vegetable, side dish, greens
  test, try, attempt, experiment, ordeal
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
束
  tag, paper money, counter for bonds, placard, bid
  tie, bind, contract, join, organize, do up hair, fasten
  soldier, private, troops, army, warfare, strategy, tactics
  bundle, sheaf, ream, tie in bundles, govern, manage, control
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
利
  shallow, superficial, frivolous, wretched, shameful
  separate, branch off, diverge, fork, another, extra, specially
  profit, advantage, benefit
  climate, season, weather
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
司
  land, six
  director, official, govt office, rule, administer
  seat, mat, occasion, place
  revelation, tell, inform, announce
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
便
  lose, error, fault, disadvantage, loss
  invariably, certain, inevitable
  convenience
  pure, purify, cleanse, exorcise, Manchu dynasty
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
官
  reign, be at peace, calm down, subdue, quell, govt, cure, heal, rule, conserve
  bureaucrat, the government
  harden, set, clot, curdle
  savings, store, lay in, keep, wear mustache


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)