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
推
  mellow, ripen, mature, acquire skill
  hole, aperture, slit, cave, den
  conjecture, infer, guess, suppose, support
  revered, valuable, precious, noble, exalted
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
陛
  signature, govt office, police station
  highness, steps (of throne)
  row, and, besides, as well as, line up, rank with, rival, equal
  climax, arrive, proceed, reach, attain, result in
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
机
  desk, table
  muscle, sinew, tendon, fiber, plot, plan, descent
  party, faction, clique
  humanity, virtue, benevolence, charity, man, kernel
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
座
  silk
  shaku, Japanese foot, measure, scale, rule
  squat, seat, cushion, gathering, sit
  admonish, commandment
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
厳
  inspection, regard as, see, look at
  secret, conceal
  stern, strictness, severity, rigidity
  abdomen, belly, stomach
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
簡
  shrink, contract, shrivel, wrinkle, reduce
  eaves, roof, house, heaven
  authority, power, rights
  simplicity, brevity
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
衆
  deceased, the late, dying, perish
  quandary, become distressed, annoyed
  masses, great numbers, multitude, populace
  run alongside, follow along, run along, lie along
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
著
  unfold, expand
  renowned, publish, write, remarkable, phenomenal, put on, don, wear, arrival, finish (race), counter for suits of clothing, literary work
  riot, war, disorder, disturb
  private, I, me
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
尊
  hole, aperture, slit, cave, den
  one-sided, leaf, sheet
  revered, valuable, precious, noble, exalted
  mellow, ripen, mature, acquire skill
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
並
  concerning, settle, take position, depart, study, per
  row, and, besides, as well as, line up, rank with, rival, equal
  climax, arrive, proceed, reach, attain, result in
  signature, govt office, police station


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)