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
差
  emulate, compete with, bid, sell at auction, bout, contest, race
  each, every, either
  distinction, difference, variation, discrepancy, margin, balance
  lumber, log, timber, wood, talent
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
街
  verification, effect, testing
  boulevard, street, town
  mirror, speculum, barrel-head, round rice-cake offering
  salary, wage, gift, allow, grant, bestow on
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
養
  foster, bring up, rear, develop, nurture
  request, want, wish for, require, demand
  surround, besiege, store, paling, enclosure, encircle, preserve, keep
  lamp, a light, light, counter for lights
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
冷
  Dr., command, esteem, win acclaim, Ph.D., exposition, fair
  revelation, tell, inform, announce
  cool, cold (beer, person), chill
  husband, man
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
塩
  outlook, look, appearance, condition, view
  army, force, troops, war, battle
  salt
  prize, reward, praise
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
種
  wish, sense, idea, thought, feeling, desire, attention
  special
  pure, purify, cleanse, exorcise, Manchu dynasty
  species, kind, class, variety, seed
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
印
  promise, approximately, shrink
  scenery, view
  stamp, seal, mark, imprint, symbol, emblem, trademark, evidence, souvenir, India
  nonplussed, three, going, coming, visiting, visit, be defeated, die, be madly in love
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
芽
  ballot, label, ticket, sign
  bud, sprout, spear, germ
  county, district
  bake, burning
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
材
  each, every, either
  build
  lumber, log, timber, wood, talent
  emulate, compete with, bid, sell at auction, bout, contest, race
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
鏡
  test, try, attempt, experiment, ordeal
  mirror, speculum, barrel-head, round rice-cake offering
  salary, wage, gift, allow, grant, bestow on
  verification, effect, testing


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)