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
材
  example, custom, usage, precedent
  fond, pleasing, like something
  lumber, log, timber, wood, talent
  co-, cooperation
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
包
  reign, be at peace, calm down, subdue, quell, govt, cure, heal, rule, conserve
  wrap, pack up, cover, conceal
  lamp, a light, light, counter for lights
  good, pleasing, skilled
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
笑
  laugh
  cool, cold (beer, person), chill
  orders, ancient laws, command, decree
  bundle, sheaf, ream, tie in bundles, govern, manage, control
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
祝
  savings, store, lay in, keep, wear mustache
  pipe, tube, wind instrument, drunken talk
  celebrate, congratulate
  elephant, pattern after, imitate, image, shape, sign (of the times)
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
機
  junior, emptiness, vanity, futility, uselessness, ephemeral thing, gang, set, party, people
  take along, lead, join, connect, party, gang, clique
  mechanism, opportunity, occasion, machine, airplane
  curriculum, continuation, passage of time
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
巣
  illuminate, shine, compare, bashful
  failure, defeat, reversal
  vegetable, side dish, greens
  nest, rookery, hive, cobweb, den
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
標
  vein, pulse, hope
  history, chronicle
  signpost, seal, mark, stamp, imprint, symbol, emblem, trademark, evidence, souvenir, target
  flourish, prosperity, honor, glory, splendor
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
芸
  cry, weep, moan
  technique, art, craft, performance, acting, trick, stunt
  chapter, lesson, section, department, division, counter for chapters (of a book)
  director, official, govt office, rule, administer
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
協
  fond, pleasing, like something
  separate, branch off, diverge, fork, another, extra, specially
  co-, cooperation
  example, custom, usage, precedent
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
灯
  people, nation, subjects
  lamp, a light, light, counter for lights
  good, pleasing, skilled
  reign, be at peace, calm down, subdue, quell, govt, cure, heal, rule, conserve


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)