Ultra Handy Kanji Tester - Grade 4

Test your knowledge of the Kanji characters that Japanese children learn in grade 4 of elementary school
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For each of the following 10 randomly selected Grade 4 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
折
  fond, pleasing, like something
  stamp, seal, mark, imprint, symbol, emblem, trademark, evidence, souvenir, India
  fold, break, fracture, bend, yield, submit
  continue, series, sequel
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
希
  portent, 10**12, trillion, sign, omen, symptoms
  hope, beg, request, pray, beseech, Greece, dilute (acid), rare, few, phenomenal
  sash, belt, obi, zone, region
  salt
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
司
  director, official, govt office, rule, administer
  history, chronicle
  failure, defeat, reversal
  wheel, ring, circle, link, loop, counter for wheels and flowers
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
以
  pipe, tube, wind instrument, drunken talk
  accomplished, reach, arrive, attain
  by means of, because, in view of, compared with
  meal, boiled rice
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
笑
  toil, diligent, as much as possible
  boulevard, street, town
  laugh
  freight, goods, property
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
治
  guess, presume, surmise, judge, understand
  lack, gap, fail
  chronicle, account, narrative, history, annals, geologic period
  reign, be at peace, calm down, subdue, quell, govt, cure, heal, rule, conserve
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
老
  salvation, save, help, rescue, reclaim
  end, close, tip, powder, posterity
  old man, old age, grow old
  scenery, view
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
利
  mirror, speculum, barrel-head, round rice-cake offering
  profit, advantage, benefit
  courage, cheer up, be in high spirits, bravery, heroism
  curriculum, continuation, passage of time
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
続
  stamp, seal, mark, imprint, symbol, emblem, trademark, evidence, souvenir, India
  full, enough, pride, satisfy
  continue, series, sequel
  fond, pleasing, like something
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
帯
  diameter, path, method
  sash, belt, obi, zone, region
  salt
  portent, 10**12, trillion, sign, omen, symptoms


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)