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
界
  blood
  lord, chief, master, main thing, principal
  world
  even, flat, peace
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
具
  lightly, trifling, unimportant
  tool, utensil, means, possess, ingredients, counter for armor, suits, sets of furniture
  storey, stair, counter for storeys of a building
  research, study
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
配
  distribute, spouse, exile, rationing
  take, fetch, take up
  green
  silver
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
勝
  lake
  bend, music, melody, composition, pleasure, injustice, fault, curve, crooked, perverse, lean
  victory, win, prevail, excel
  throw, discard, abandon, launch into, join, invest in, hurl, give up, sell at a loss
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
委
  tune, tone, meter, key (music), writing style, prepare, exorcise, investigate
  beach
  committee, entrust to, leave to, devote, discard
  play
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
和
  true, reality, Buddhist sect
  happiness, blessing, fortune
  old boy, name-suffix
  harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften, Japan
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
皿
  make a deal, selling, dealing in, merchant
  advance, proceed, progress, promote
  dish, a helping, plate
  sultry, hot, summer heat
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
研
  medicine, chemical, enamel, gunpowder, benefit
  polish, study of, sharpen
  harbor
  waves, billows, Poland
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
平
  lord, chief, master, main thing, principal
  darkness, disappear, shade, informal, grow dark, be blinded
  even, flat, peace
  blood
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
階
  bureau, board, office, affair, conclusion, court lady, lady-in-waiting, her apartment
  storey, stair, counter for storeys of a building
  research, study
  lightly, trifling, unimportant


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)