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
  dye, color, paint, stain, print
  squad, corps, unit, group
  part of speech, words, poetry
  lineage, system
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
  crimson, deep red
  desk, table
  grade, steps, stairs
  fare, fee, hire, rent, wages, charge
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
  wash, inquire into, probe
  proportion, comparatively, divide, cut, separate, split
  bosom, breast, chest, heart, feelings
  brain, memory
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
  mid-air, air, space, sky, memorization, interval of time
  genuine, purity, innocence, net (profit)
  nativity, be born, declension, lie, be arbitrary
  criticism, strike
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
  dangerous, fear, uneasy
  genesis, wound, injury, hurt, start, originate
  shouldering, carry, raise, bear
  castle
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
  revered, valuable, precious, noble, exalted
  faction, group, party, clique, sect, school
  nightfall, night
  party, faction, clique
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
  discard, throw away, abandon, resign, reject, sacrifice
  lungs
  the following, next
  signature, govt office, police station
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
沿
  various, many, several, together
  run alongside, follow along, run along, lie along
  eaves, roof, house, heaven
  document, records
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
  squad, corps, unit, group
  haiku, actor
  lineage, system
  dye, color, paint, stain, print
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
  curtain, bunting, act of play
  grade, steps, stairs
  fare, fee, hire, rent, wages, charge
  crimson, deep red


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)