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
庭
  surface, table, chart, diagram
  charcoal, coal
  courtyard, garden, yard
  harbor
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
球
  bridge
  ball, sphere
  change, take the form of, influence, enchant, delude, -ization
  sunshine, yang principle, positive, male, heaven, daytime
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
遊
  play
  slope, incline, hill
  advance, proceed, progress, promote
  possess, have, exist, happen, occur, approx
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
州
  iron
  duty, war, campaign, drafted labor, office, service, role
  state, province
  vis-a-vis, opposite, even, equal, versus, anti-, compare
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
階
  guest, visitor, customer, client
  generation, world, society, public
  storey, stair, counter for storeys of a building
  No., residence
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
注
  inter-, mutual, together, each other, minister of state, councillor, aspect, phase, physiognomy
  throw, discard, abandon, launch into, join, invest in, hurl, give up, sell at a loss
  trip, travel
  pour, irrigate, shed (tears), flow into, concentrate on, notes, comment, annotate
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
育
  gods, mind, soul
  file, row, rank, tier, column
  bring up, grow up, raise, rear
  return, answer, fade, repay
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
植
  period, time, date, term
  plant
  tool, utensil, means, possess, ingredients, counter for armor, suits, sets of furniture
  victory, win, prevail, excel
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
港
  charcoal, coal
  guard, protect, defend, obey
  harbor
  surface, table, chart, diagram
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
化
  finger, point to, indicate, put into, play (chess), measure (ruler)
  change, take the form of, influence, enchant, delude, -ization
  sunshine, yang principle, positive, male, heaven, daytime
  bridge


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)