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
昭
  use
  Esq., way, manner, situation, polite suffix
  shining, bright
  rouse, wake up, get up
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
習
  cold
  learn
  short, brevity, fault, defect, weak point
  goods, refinement, dignity, article, counter for meal courses
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
員
  employee, member, number, the one in charge
  plank, board, plate, stage
  hurry, emergency, sudden, steep
  exertion
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
投
  organize, arranging, tune, tone, meter, key (music)
  make a deal, selling, dealing in, merchant
  throw, discard, abandon, launch into, join, invest in, hurl, give up, sell at a loss
  ritual, offer prayers, celebrate, deify, enshrine, worship
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
式
  breath, respiration, son, interest (on money)
  mask, face, features, surface
  style, ceremony, rite, function, method, system, form, expression
  have the honor to, sign of the monkey, 3-5PM, ninth sign of Chinese zodiac
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
向
  world
  place
  someone, person
  yonder, facing, beyond, confront, defy, tend toward, approach
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
章
  carry, luck, destiny, fate, lot, transport, progress, advance
  play
  badge, chapter, composition, poem, design
  bad, vice, rascal, false, evil, wrong
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
鼻
  sideways, side, horizontal, width, woof
  nose, snout
  ascend, climb up
  beforehand, previous, myself, I
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
起
  Esq., way, manner, situation, polite suffix
  concept, think, idea, thought
  rouse, wake up, get up
  use
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
短
  lake
  short, brevity, fault, defect, weak point
  goods, refinement, dignity, article, counter for meal courses
  cold


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)