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
追
  plant
  polish, study of, sharpen
  chase, drive away, follow, pursue, meanwhile
  throw, discard, abandon, launch into, join, invest in, hurl, give up, sell at a loss
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
速
  drink, smoke, take
  quick, fast
  generation, world, society, public
  finger, point to, indicate, put into, play (chess), measure (ruler)
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
湯
  hot water, bath, hot spring
  swim
  silver
  extinguish, blow out, turn off, neutralize, cancel
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
階
  beforehand, previous, myself, I
  state, province
  storey, stair, counter for storeys of a building
  accept, undergo, answer (phone), take, get, catch, receive
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
係
  other, another, the others
  file, row, rank, tier, column
  person in charge, connection, duty, concern oneself
  both, old Japanese coin, counter for vehicles, two
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
陽
  poem, poetry
  have the honor to, sign of the monkey, 3-5PM, ninth sign of Chinese zodiac
  place
  sunshine, yang principle, positive, male, heaven, daytime
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
院
  advance, proceed, progress, promote
  fate, command, decree, destiny, life, appoint
  Inst., institution, temple, mansion, school
  deep, heighten, intensify, strengthen
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
暗
  sultry, hot, summer heat
  darkness, disappear, shade, informal, grow dark, be blinded
  plank, board, plate, stage
  practice, gloss, train, drill, polish, refine
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
投
  polish, study of, sharpen
  path, route, road, distance
  throw, discard, abandon, launch into, join, invest in, hurl, give up, sell at a loss
  plant
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
世
  copy, be photographed, describe
  generation, world, society, public
  finger, point to, indicate, put into, play (chess), measure (ruler)
  drink, smoke, take


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)