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
注
  pelt, skin, hide, leather
  iron
  pour, irrigate, shed (tears), flow into, concentrate on, notes, comment, annotate
  practice, gloss, train, drill, polish, refine
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
和
  true, reality, Buddhist sect
  harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften, Japan
  second (1/60 minute)
  mask, face, features, surface
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
発
  discharge, departure, publish, emit, start from, disclose
  ball, sphere
  quick, fast
  other, another, the others
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
暗
  leaf, plane, lobe, needle, blade, spear, counter for flat things, fragment, piece
  sheep
  darkness, disappear, shade, informal, grow dark, be blinded
  possess, have, exist, happen, occur, approx
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
緑
  dwell, reside, live, inhabit
  breath, respiration, son, interest (on money)
  green
  style, ceremony, rite, function, method, system, form, expression
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
放
  topic, subject
  cold
  defeat, negative, -, minus, bear, owe, assume a responsibility
  set free, release, fire, shoot, emit, banish, liberate
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
持
  matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly
  ill, sick
  hold, have
  dish, a helping, plate
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
院
  state, province
  Inst., institution, temple, mansion, school
  tribe, family
  degrees, occurrence, time, counter for occurrences
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
練
  iron
  copy, be photographed, describe
  practice, gloss, train, drill, polish, refine
  pelt, skin, hide, leather
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
秒
  business, vocation, arts, performance
  second (1/60 minute)
  mask, face, features, surface
  true, reality, Buddhist sect


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)