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
短
  surface, table, chart, diagram
  warm
  short, brevity, fault, defect, weak point
  swim
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
次
  etc., and so forth, class (first), quality, equal, similar
  next, order, sequence
  metropolis, capital
  island
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
病
  ill, sick
  harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften, Japan
  path, route, road, distance
  badge, chapter, composition, poem, design
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
返
  organize, arranging, tune, tone, meter, key (music)
  double, twice, times, fold
  return, answer, fade, repay
  reality, truth
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
者
  heavy, heap up, pile up, nest of boxes, -fold
  cold
  someone, person
  extinguish, blow out, turn off, neutralize, cancel
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
豆
  blessing, fortune, luck, wealth
  vis-a-vis, opposite, even, equal, versus, anti-, compare
  iron
  beans, pea, midget
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
他
  station
  tool, utensil, means, possess, ingredients, counter for armor, suits, sets of furniture
  other, another, the others
  employee, member, number, the one in charge
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
指
  Inst., institution, temple, mansion, school
  finger, point to, indicate, put into, play (chess), measure (ruler)
  blood
  sunshine, yang principle, positive, male, heaven, daytime
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
泳
  warm
  jail cell, grieve, sad, deplore, regret
  swim
  surface, table, chart, diagram
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
都
  nose, snout
  metropolis, capital
  island
  etc., and so forth, class (first), quality, equal, similar


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)