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
操
  hole, aperture, slit, cave, den
  deliver, reach, arrive, report, notify, forward
  maneuver, manipulate, operate, steer, chastity, virginity, fidelity
  entrails, viscera, bowels
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
厳
  shaku, Japanese foot, measure, scale, rule
  stern, strictness, severity, rigidity
  riot, war, disorder, disturb
  source, origin
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
納
  settlement, obtain, reap, pay, supply, store
  shrink, contract, shrivel, wrinkle, reduce
  concerning, settle, take position, depart, study, per
  timber trees, wood
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
優
  home town, village, native place, district
  curtain, bunting, act of play
  tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness
  skeleton, bone, remains, frame
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
覧
  longing, covetousness, greed, passion, desire, craving
  dangerous, fear, uneasy
  perusal, see
  crimson, deep red
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
疑
  dye, color, paint, stain, print
  attire, dress, pretend, disguise, profess
  broaden, extend, expand, enlarge
  doubt, distrust, be suspicious, question
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
針
  closed, shut
  part of speech, words, poetry
  needle, pin, staple, stinger
  negate, no, noes, refuse, decline, deny
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
射
  tome, counter for books, volume
  shoot, shine into, onto, archery
  rhythm, law, regulation, gauge, control
  genesis, wound, injury, hurt, start, originate
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
臓
  deliver, reach, arrive, report, notify, forward
  inspection, regard as, see, look at
  entrails, viscera, bowels
  hole, aperture, slit, cave, den
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
乱
  bequeath, leave behind, reserve
  riot, war, disorder, disturb
  source, origin
  shaku, Japanese foot, measure, scale, rule


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)