Ultra Handy Kanji Tester - Grade 3

Test your knowledge of the Kanji characters that Japanese children learn in grade 3 of elementary school
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For each of the following 10 randomly selected Grade 3 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
調
  hot water, bath, hot spring
  state, province
  tune, tone, meter, key (music), writing style, prepare, exorcise, investigate
  once upon a time, antiquity, old times
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2
都
  bad, vice, rascal, false, evil, wrong
  metropolis, capital
  emotion, feeling, sensation
  degrees, occurrence, time, counter for occurrences
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
館
  building, mansion, large building, palace
  happiness, blessing, fortune
  advance, proceed, progress, promote
  sultry, hot, summer heat
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
宿
  chase, drive away, follow, pursue, meanwhile
  oil, fat
  inn, lodging, relay station, dwell, lodge, be pregnant, home, dwelling
  warehouse, storehouse
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
役
  inter-, mutual, together, each other, minister of state, councillor, aspect, phase, physiognomy
  beans, pea, midget
  duty, war, campaign, drafted labor, office, service, role
  tribe, family
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
申
  blood
  rouse, wake up, get up
  mask, face, features, surface
  have the honor to, sign of the monkey, 3-5PM, ninth sign of Chinese zodiac
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
終
  world
  plant
  end, finish
  Inst., institution, temple, mansion, school
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
消
  hurry, emergency, sudden, steep
  extinguish, blow out, turn off, neutralize, cancel
  dish, a helping, plate
  goods, refinement, dignity, article, counter for meal courses
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
昔
  state, province
  old boy, name-suffix
  once upon a time, antiquity, old times
  hot water, bath, hot spring
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
感
  center, middle
  emotion, feeling, sensation
  degrees, occurrence, time, counter for occurrences
  bad, vice, rascal, false, evil, wrong


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)