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
院
  medicine, chemical, enamel, gunpowder, benefit
  Sino-, China
  Inst., institution, temple, mansion, school
  hold, have
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
他
  move, motion, change, confusion, shift, shake
  other, another, the others
  root, radical, head (pimple)
  gather, meet, congregate, swarm, flock
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
板
  plank, board, plate, stage
  set free, release, fire, shoot, emit, banish, liberate
  old boy, name-suffix
  wherefore, a reason
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
央
  period, time, date, term
  inter-, mutual, together, each other, minister of state, councillor, aspect, phase, physiognomy
  center, middle
  farm, field, garden, one's specialty, (kokuji)
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
面
  guest, visitor, customer, client
  throw, discard, abandon, launch into, join, invest in, hurl, give up, sell at a loss
  mask, face, features, surface
  lord, chief, master, main thing, principal
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
配
  ritual, offer prayers, celebrate, deify, enshrine, worship
  lake
  storey, stair, counter for storeys of a building
  distribute, spouse, exile, rationing
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
運
  courtyard, garden, yard
  ride, power, multiplication, record, counter for vehicles, board, mount, join
  carry, luck, destiny, fate, lot, transport, progress, advance
  nickname, number, item, title, pseudonym, name, call
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
宿
  advance, proceed, progress, promote
  inn, lodging, relay station, dwell, lodge, be pregnant, home, dwelling
  roof, house, shop, dealer, seller
  commence, begin
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
持
  Sino-, China
  ocean, western style
  hold, have
  medicine, chemical, enamel, gunpowder, benefit
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
根
  have the honor to, sign of the monkey, 3-5PM, ninth sign of Chinese zodiac
  root, radical, head (pimple)
  gather, meet, congregate, swarm, flock
  move, motion, change, confusion, shift, shake


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)