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
等
  second (1/60 minute)
  ascend, climb up
  etc., and so forth, class (first), quality, equal, similar
  victory, win, prevail, excel
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
負
  section, bureau, dept, class, copy, part, portion, counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine
  defeat, negative, -, minus, bear, owe, assume a responsibility
  substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, generation, charge, rate, fee
  true, reality, Buddhist sect
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
転
  revolve, turn around, change
  degrees, occurrence, time, counter for occurrences
  green
  generation, world, society, public
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
表
  breath, respiration, son, interest (on money)
  organize, arranging, tune, tone, meter, key (music)
  surface, table, chart, diagram
  gather, meet, congregate, swarm, flock
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
客
  make a deal, selling, dealing in, merchant
  gods, mind, soul
  guest, visitor, customer, client
  Shinto shrine, constellations, palace, princess
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
次
  storey, stair, counter for storeys of a building
  flavor, taste
  sultry, hot, summer heat
  next, order, sequence
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
詩
  lake
  baggage, shoulder-pole load, bear (a burden), shoulder (a gun), load, cargo, freight
  poem, poetry
  street, ward, town, counter for guns, tools, leaves or cakes of something, even number, 4th calendar sign
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
全
  change, take the form of, influence, enchant, delude, -ization
  whole, entire, all, complete, fulfill
  trip, travel
  center, middle
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
勝
  ascend, climb up
  building, mansion, large building, palace
  victory, win, prevail, excel
  second (1/60 minute)
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
代
  hurry, emergency, sudden, steep
  substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, generation, charge, rate, fee
  true, reality, Buddhist sect
  section, bureau, dept, class, copy, part, portion, counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine


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)