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
論
  tower, tall building, palace
  stirred up, be invigorated, flourish
  argument, discourse
  steel
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
降
  sincerity, admonish, warn, prohibit, truth, fidelity
  descend, precipitate, fall, surrender
  source, origin
  livelihood, make a living, spend time
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
傷
  wound, hurt, injure, impair, pain, injury, cut, gash, scar, weak point
  crimson, deep red
  infancy, childhood
  criticism, strike
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
優
  genuine, purity, innocence, net (profit)
  stature, height, back, behind, disobey, defy, go back on, rebel
  tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness
  magnet, porcelain
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
城
  look to, face, meet, confront, attend, call on
  discard, throw away, abandon, resign, reject, sacrifice
  castle
  shoot, shine into, onto, archery
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
詞
  various, many, several, together
  tome, counter for books, volume
  attire, dress, pretend, disguise, profess
  part of speech, words, poetry
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
座
  empress, queen, after, behind, back, later
  reflect, reflection, projection
  squat, seat, cushion, gathering, sit
  boom, prosper, copulate
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
討
  dispose, manage, deal with, sentence, condemn, act, behave, place
  chastise, attack, defeat, destroy, conquer
  revered, valuable, precious, noble, exalted
  proportion, comparatively, divide, cut, separate, split
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
鋼
  stirred up, be invigorated, flourish
  prolong, stretching
  steel
  tower, tall building, palace
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
源
  brandish, wave, wag, swing, shake
  source, origin
  livelihood, make a living, spend time
  sincerity, admonish, warn, prohibit, truth, fidelity


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)