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
陽
  anti-
  gods, mind, soul
  sunshine, yang principle, positive, male, heaven, daytime
  strike, hit, knock, pound, dozen
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
意
  icicle, ice, hail, freeze, congeal
  idea, mind, heart, taste, thought, desire, care, liking
  sultry, hot, summer heat
  practice, gloss, train, drill, polish, refine
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
皮
  pelt, skin, hide, leather
  Inst., institution, temple, mansion, school
  extinguish, blow out, turn off, neutralize, cancel
  heavy, heap up, pile up, nest of boxes, -fold
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
章
  exertion
  harbor
  badge, chapter, composition, poem, design
  breath, respiration, son, interest (on money)
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
係
  thing, object, matter
  committee, entrust to, leave to, devote, discard
  person in charge, connection, duty, concern oneself
  slope, incline, hill
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
商
  don, arrive, wear, counter for suits of clothing
  victory, win, prevail, excel
  quick, fast
  make a deal, selling, dealing in, merchant
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
童
  ball, sphere
  relax, cheap, low, quiet, rested, contented, peaceful
  juvenile, child
  box, chest, case, bin, railway car
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
油
  ill, sick
  oil, fat
  courtyard, garden, yard
  once upon a time, antiquity, old times
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
打
  gods, mind, soul
  discharge, departure, publish, emit, start from, disclose
  strike, hit, knock, pound, dozen
  anti-
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
暑
  inter-, mutual, together, each other, minister of state, councillor, aspect, phase, physiognomy
  sultry, hot, summer heat
  practice, gloss, train, drill, polish, refine
  icicle, ice, hail, freeze, congeal


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)