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
開
  vis-a-vis, opposite, even, equal, versus, anti-, compare
  true, reality, Buddhist sect
  open, unfold, unseal
  surface, table, chart, diagram
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
族
  victory, win, prevail, excel
  tribe, family
  quick, fast
  clothing, admit, obey, discharge
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
待
  wait, depend on
  notebook, account book, album
  research, study
  poem, poetry
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
命
  warm
  beach
  fate, command, decree, destiny, life, appoint
  harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften, Japan
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
業
  class, rank, grade
  sultry, hot, summer heat
  business, vocation, arts, performance
  drink, smoke, take
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
定
  beforehand, previous, myself, I
  metropolis, capital
  bad, vice, rascal, false, evil, wrong
  determine, fix, establish, decide
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
根
  use
  lord, chief, master, main thing, principal
  root, radical, head (pimple)
  green
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
第
  make a deal, selling, dealing in, merchant
  No., residence
  place
  path, route, road, distance
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
表
  true, reality, Buddhist sect
  lake
  surface, table, chart, diagram
  vis-a-vis, opposite, even, equal, versus, anti-, compare
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
速
  inter-, mutual, together, each other, minister of state, councillor, aspect, phase, physiognomy
  quick, fast
  clothing, admit, obey, discharge
  victory, win, prevail, excel


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)