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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
著
  tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness
  brandish, wave, wag, swing, shake
  renowned, publish, write, remarkable, phenomenal, put on, don, wear, arrival, finish (race), counter for suits of clothing, literary work
  shoot, shine into, onto, archery
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
筋
  document, records
  muscle, sinew, tendon, fiber, plot, plan, descent
  play music, speak to a ruler, complete
  scroll, volume, book, part, roll up, wind up, tie, coil, counter for texts (or book scrolls)
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
密
  secrecy, density (pop), minuteness, carefulness
  religion, sect, denomination, main point, origin, essence
  timber trees, wood
  attire, dress, pretend, disguise, profess
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
洗
  argument, discourse
  deceased, the late, dying, perish
  wash, inquire into, probe
  nativity, be born, declension, lie, be arbitrary
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
従
  masses, great numbers, multitude, populace
  spring, fountain
  accompany, obey, submit to, comply, follow, secondary, incidental, subordinate
  needle, pin, staple, stinger
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
刻
  source, origin
  prolong, stretching
  watch over, see
  engrave, cut fine, chop, hash, mince, time, carving
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
若
  squat, seat, cushion, gathering, sit
  ego, I, selfish, our, oneself
  young, if, perhaps, possibly, low number, immature
  suppose, be aware of, believe, feel
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
至
  egg, ovum, spawn, roe
  climax, arrive, proceed, reach, attain, result in
  magnet, porcelain
  hinder, hurt, harm
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
射
  brandish, wave, wag, swing, shake
  genuine, purity, innocence, net (profit)
  shoot, shine into, onto, archery
  tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
奏
  stirred up, be invigorated, flourish
  play music, speak to a ruler, complete
  scroll, volume, book, part, roll up, wind up, tie, coil, counter for texts (or book scrolls)
  document, records


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)

   

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