Ultra Handy Kanji Tester - Grade 6

Test your knowledge of the Kanji characters that Japanese children learn in grade 6 of elementary school
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For each of the following 10 randomly selected Grade 6 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
将
  drama, play
  entrails, viscera, bowels
  leader, commander, general, admiral, or, and again, soon, from now on, just about
  maneuver, manipulate, operate, steer, chastity, virginity, fidelity
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
絹
  sugar
  silk
  proportion, comparatively, divide, cut, separate, split
  leather, become serious, skin, hide, pelt
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
衆
  masses, great numbers, multitude, populace
  crimson, deep red
  grope, search, look for
  tower, tall building, palace
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
腹
  source, origin
  mistake, err, do wrong, mislead
  abdomen, belly, stomach
  longing, covetousness, greed, passion, desire, craving
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
策
  deliver, reach, arrive, report, notify, forward
  holy, saint, sage, master, priest
  scheme, plan, policy, step, means
  needle, pin, staple, stinger
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
宙
  back, amidst, in, reverse, inside, palm, sole, rear, lining, wrong side
  revered, valuable, precious, noble, exalted
  authority, power, rights
  mid-air, air, space, sky, memorization, interval of time
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
姿
  private, I, me
  tide, salt water, opportunity
  figure, form, shape
  grade, steps, stairs
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
優
  warmth
  tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness
  stirred up, be invigorated, flourish
  home town, village, native place, district
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
操
  entrails, viscera, bowels
  engrave, cut fine, chop, hash, mince, time, carving
  maneuver, manipulate, operate, steer, chastity, virginity, fidelity
  drama, play
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
割
  highness, steps (of throne)
  proportion, comparatively, divide, cut, separate, split
  leather, become serious, skin, hide, pelt
  sugar


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)