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
氏
  retainer, subject
  verification, effect, testing
  family name, surname, clan
  elephant, pattern after, imitate, image, shape, sign (of the times)
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
府
  poles, settlement, conclusion, end, highest rank, electric poles, very, extremely, most, highly, 10**48
  borough, urban prefecture, govt office, representative body, storehouse
  end, close, tip, powder, posterity
  chronicle, account, narrative, history, annals, geologic period
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
司
  director, official, govt office, rule, administer
  seat, mat, occasion, place
  signpost, seal, mark, stamp, imprint, symbol, emblem, trademark, evidence, souvenir, target
  rejoice, take pleasure in
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
令
  illuminate, shine, compare, bashful
  salt
  orders, ancient laws, command, decree
  flour, powder, dust
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
陸
  vegetable, side dish, greens
  toil, diligent, as much as possible
  land, six
  lamp, a light, light, counter for lights
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
共
  vein, pulse, hope
  graduate, soldier, private, die
  record
  together, both, neither, all, and, alike, with
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
祝
  contraption, fetter, machine, instrument
  bottom, sole, depth, bottom price, base, kind, sort
  celebrate, congratulate
  placement, put, set, deposit, leave behind, keep, employ, pawn
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
熱
  England, English
  heat, temperature, fever, mania, passion
  scenery, view
  boulevard, street, town
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
象
  verification, effect, testing
  plan, suggestion, draft, ponder, fear, proposition, idea, expectation, bill, worry
  elephant, pattern after, imitate, image, shape, sign (of the times)
  retainer, subject
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
末
  cool, cold (beer, person), chill
  end, close, tip, powder, posterity
  chronicle, account, narrative, history, annals, geologic period
  poles, settlement, conclusion, end, highest rank, electric poles, very, extremely, most, highly, 10**48


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)