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
改
  surround, besiege, store, paling, enclosure, encircle, preserve, keep
  heat, temperature, fever, mania, passion
  reformation, change, modify, mend, renew, examine, inspect, search
  good, pleasing, skilled
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
輪
  record
  wheel, ring, circle, link, loop, counter for wheels and flowers
  raise, plan, project, behavior, actions
  add, addition, increase, join, include, Canada
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
得
  gain, get, find, earn, acquire, can, may, able to, profit, advantage, benefit
  technique, art, craft, performance, acting, trick, stunt
  pine tree
  history, chronicle
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
周
  accomplished, reach, arrive, attain
  achievement, merits, success, honor, credit
  circumference, circuit, lap
  grandchild, descendants
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
束
  contraption, fetter, machine, instrument
  un-, not yet, hitherto, still, even now, sign of the ram, 1-3PM, eighth sign of Chinese zodiac
  bundle, sheaf, ream, tie in bundles, govern, manage, control
  wish, sense, idea, thought, feeling, desire, attention
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
費
  Dr., command, esteem, win acclaim, Ph.D., exposition, fair
  seasons
  rank, grade, throne, crown, about, some
  expense, cost, spend, consume, waste
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
静
  celebrate, congratulate
  build
  quiet
  focus, government ministry, conserve
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
固
  convenience
  harden, set, clot, curdle
  turn into, become, get, grow, elapse, reach
  pipe, tube, wind instrument, drunken talk
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
良
  heat, temperature, fever, mania, passion
  lose, error, fault, disadvantage, loss
  good, pleasing, skilled
  surround, besiege, store, paling, enclosure, encircle, preserve, keep
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
挙
  seat, mat, occasion, place
  raise, plan, project, behavior, actions
  add, addition, increase, join, include, Canada
  record


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)