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
動
  center, middle
  current, a sink, flow, forfeit
  move, motion, change, confusion, shift, shake
  goods, refinement, dignity, article, counter for meal courses
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
具
  ride, power, multiplication, record, counter for vehicles, board, mount, join
  tool, utensil, means, possess, ingredients, counter for armor, suits, sets of furniture
  silver
  darkness, disappear, shade, informal, grow dark, be blinded
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
勉
  exertion
  lord, chief, master, main thing, principal
  icicle, ice, hail, freeze, congeal
  badge, chapter, composition, poem, design
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
鉄
  quick, fast
  class, rank, grade
  iron
  root, radical, head (pimple)
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
命
  green
  carry, luck, destiny, fate, lot, transport, progress, advance
  fate, command, decree, destiny, life, appoint
  whole, entire, all, complete, fulfill
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
庭
  accept, undergo, answer (phone), take, get, catch, receive
  pelt, skin, hide, leather
  possess, have, exist, happen, occur, approx
  courtyard, garden, yard
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
箱
  No., residence
  nickname, number, item, title, pseudonym, name, call
  box, chest, case, bin, railway car
  slope, incline, hill
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
礼
  beans, pea, midget
  salute, bow, ceremony, thanks, remuneration
  defeat, negative, -, minus, bear, owe, assume a responsibility
  generation, world, society, public
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
品
  current, a sink, flow, forfeit
  relax, cheap, low, quiet, rested, contented, peaceful
  goods, refinement, dignity, article, counter for meal courses
  center, middle
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
銀
  decide, fix, agree upon, appoint
  silver
  darkness, disappear, shade, informal, grow dark, be blinded
  ride, power, multiplication, record, counter for vehicles, board, mount, join


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)