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
  silver
  salute, bow, ceremony, thanks, remuneration
  play
  topic, subject
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
  discharge, departure, publish, emit, start from, disclose
  happiness, blessing, fortune
  tune, tone, meter, key (music), writing style, prepare, exorcise, investigate
  shining, bright
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
  attend, doing, official, serve
  whole, entire, all, complete, fulfill
  sultry, hot, summer heat
  generation, world, society, public
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
  defeat, negative, -, minus, bear, owe, assume a responsibility
  gather, meet, congregate, swarm, flock
  throw, discard, abandon, launch into, join, invest in, hurl, give up, sell at a loss
  drink, smoke, take
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
  finger, point to, indicate, put into, play (chess), measure (ruler)
  concept, think, idea, thought
  beans, pea, midget
  committee, entrust to, leave to, devote, discard
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
  determine, fix, establish, decide
  guard, protect, defend, obey
  trip, travel
  idea, mind, heart, taste, thought, desire, care, liking
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
  pelt, skin, hide, leather
  flute, clarinet, pipe, whistle, bagpipe, piccolo
  double, twice, times, fold
  anti-
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
  baggage, shoulder-pole load, bear (a burden), shoulder (a gun), load, cargo, freight
  deep, heighten, intensify, strengthen
  swim
  plant
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
  salute, bow, ceremony, thanks, remuneration
  etc., and so forth, class (first), quality, equal, similar
  topic, subject
  silver
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
調
  bureau, board, office, affair, conclusion, court lady, lady-in-waiting, her apartment
  tune, tone, meter, key (music), writing style, prepare, exorcise, investigate
  shining, bright
  discharge, departure, publish, emit, start from, disclose


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)