Ultra Handy Kanji Tester - Grade 5

Test your knowledge of the Kanji characters that Japanese children learn in grade 5 of elementary school
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For each of the following 10 randomly selected Grade 5 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
貿
  prohibition, ban, forbid
  fundamentals, radical (chem), counter for machines, foundation
  trade, exchange
  eternity, long, lengthy
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
採
  responsibility, duty, term, entrust to, appoint
  pick, take, fetch, take up
  publish, carve, engrave
  acquiesce, hear, listen to, be informed, receive
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
久
  long time, old story
  rend, rip, tear, break, destroy, defeat, frustrate
  copper
  exist, outskirts, suburbs, located in
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
能
  lengthen, counter for bows & stringed instruments, stretch, spread, put up (tent)
  contain, form, looks
  ability, talent, skill, capacity
  skill, art, craft, ability, feat, performance, vocation, arts
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
規
  crime, sin, offense
  detain, fasten, halt, stop
  standard, measure
  blame, condemn, censure
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
測
  made in..., manufacture
  phrase, clause, sentence, passage, paragraph, counter for haiku
  cheerful, pleasant, agreeable, comfortable
  fathom, plan, scheme, measure
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
性
  post, employment, work
  inverted, reverse, opposite, wicked
  sex, gender, nature
  occasion, side, edge, verge, dangerous, adventurous, indecent, time, when
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
経
  becoming, resemble, counterfeit, imitate, suitable
  sutra, longitude, pass thru, expire, warp
  ward off, defend, protect, resist
  grave, tomb
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
永
  fundamentals, radical (chem), counter for machines, foundation
  status quo, conditions, circumstances, form, appearance
  eternity, long, lengthy
  prohibition, ban, forbid
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
刊
  evaluate, criticism, comment
  publish, carve, engrave
  acquiesce, hear, listen to, be informed, receive
  responsibility, duty, term, entrust to, appoint


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)