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
  yesterday, previous
  un-, not yet, hitherto, still, even now, sign of the ram, 1-3PM, eighth sign of Chinese zodiac
  soldier, private, troops, army, warfare, strategy, tactics
  placement, put, set, deposit, leave behind, keep, employ, pawn
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
  mechanism, opportunity, occasion, machine, airplane
  courage, cheer up, be in high spirits, bravery, heroism
  go-between, relationship
  healthy, health, strength, persistence
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
  products, bear, give birth, yield, childbirth, native, property
  turn into, become, get, grow, elapse, reach
  perfect, completion, end
  curriculum, continuation, passage of time
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
  prize, reward, praise
  code, ceremony, law, rule
  negative, non-, bad, ugly, clumsy
  army, force, troops, war, battle
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
  navigate, sail, cruise, fly
  borough, urban prefecture, govt office, representative body, storehouse
  technique, art, craft, performance, acting, trick, stunt
  tag, paper money, counter for bonds, placard, bid
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
  faith, truth, fidelity, trust
  grandchild, descendants
  savings, store, lay in, keep, wear mustache
  fruit, reward, carry out, achieve, complete, end, finish, succeed
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
  obey, order, turn, right, docility, occasion
  shallow, superficial, frivolous, wretched, shameful
  transmit, go along, walk along, follow, report, communicate, legend, tradition
  simple, one, single, merely
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
  each, every, either
  retainer, subject
  chronicle, account, narrative, history, annals, geologic period
  national flag, banner, standard
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
  un-, not yet, hitherto, still, even now, sign of the ram, 1-3PM, eighth sign of Chinese zodiac
  reformation, change, modify, mend, renew, examine, inspect, search
  placement, put, set, deposit, leave behind, keep, employ, pawn
  yesterday, previous
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
  wish, sense, idea, thought, feeling, desire, attention
  go-between, relationship
  healthy, health, strength, persistence
  mechanism, opportunity, occasion, machine, airplane


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)