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
録
  people, nation, subjects
  method, law, rule, principle, model, system
  record
  reformation, change, modify, mend, renew, examine, inspect, search
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
候
  rumor, opinion, theory
  climate, season, weather
  prize, reward, praise
  junior, emptiness, vanity, futility, uselessness, ephemeral thing, gang, set, party, people
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
型
  mould, type, model
  each, every, either
  connection, barrier, gateway, involve, concerning
  salt
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
争
  work, (kokuji)
  regiment, party, company, squad
  contend, dispute, argue
  sort, kind, variety, class, genus
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
極
  borough, urban prefecture, govt office, representative body, storehouse
  nonplussed, three, going, coming, visiting, visit, be defeated, die, be madly in love
  poles, settlement, conclusion, end, highest rank, electric poles, very, extremely, most, highly, 10**48
  army, force, troops, war, battle
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
然
  portent, 10**12, trillion, sign, omen, symptoms
  utensil, vessel, receptacle, implement, instrument, ability, container, tool, set
  fold, break, fracture, bend, yield, submit
  sort of thing, so, if so, in that case, well
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
念
  perfect, completion, end
  reign, be at peace, calm down, subdue, quell, govt, cure, heal, rule, conserve
  wish, sense, idea, thought, feeling, desire, attention
  signpost, seal, mark, stamp, imprint, symbol, emblem, trademark, evidence, souvenir, target
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
郡
  family name, surname, clan
  county, district
  quiet
  side, lean, oppose, regret
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
改
  method, law, rule, principle, model, system
  special
  reformation, change, modify, mend, renew, examine, inspect, search
  people, nation, subjects
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
賞
  poison, virus, venom, germ, harm, injury, spite
  prize, reward, praise
  junior, emptiness, vanity, futility, uselessness, ephemeral thing, gang, set, party, people
  rumor, opinion, theory


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)