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
短
  Inst., institution, temple, mansion, school
  beach
  short, brevity, fault, defect, weak point
  beans, pea, midget
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
持
  anti-
  hold, have
  strike, hit, knock, pound, dozen
  warehouse, storehouse
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
列
  file, row, rank, tier, column
  flavor, taste
  world
  goods, refinement, dignity, article, counter for meal courses
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
庭
  blessing, fortune, luck, wealth
  chase, drive away, follow, pursue, meanwhile
  courtyard, garden, yard
  style, ceremony, rite, function, method, system, form, expression
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
全
  duty, war, campaign, drafted labor, office, service, role
  green
  whole, entire, all, complete, fulfill
  person in charge, connection, duty, concern oneself
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
重
  box, chest, case, bin, railway car
  ball, sphere
  inter-, mutual, together, each other, minister of state, councillor, aspect, phase, physiognomy
  heavy, heap up, pile up, nest of boxes, -fold
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
柱
  nickname, number, item, title, pseudonym, name, call
  yonder, facing, beyond, confront, defy, tend toward, approach
  pillar, post, cylinder, support
  rouse, wake up, get up
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
整
  ill, sick
  organize, arranging, tune, tone, meter, key (music)
  wherefore, a reason
  don, arrive, wear, counter for suits of clothing
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
豆
  beach
  escort, send
  beans, pea, midget
  Inst., institution, temple, mansion, school
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
打
  someone, person
  strike, hit, knock, pound, dozen
  warehouse, storehouse
  anti-


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)