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
  shift, move, change, drift, catch (cold, fire), pass into
  discriminating, know, write
  property, money, wealth, assets
  accustomed, get used to, become experienced
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
  pressure, push, overwhelm, oppress, dominate
  ability, talent, skill, capacity
  journey, chase away, let go, going, travel
  coin, .01 yen, money
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
  create, make, structure, physique
  inverted, reverse, opposite, wicked
  mix, blend, confuse
  preface, beginning, order, precedence, occasion, chance, incidentally
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
  benevolence, virtue, goodness, commanding respect
  dream, vision, illusion
  touch, contact, adjoin, piece together
  forehead, tablet, plaque, framed picture, sum, amount, volume
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
  intention, plan, resolve, aspire, motive, hopes, shilling
  righteousness, justice, morality, honor, loyalty, meaning
  refined, ghost, fairy, energy, vitality, semen, excellence, purity, skill
  politics, government
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
  guilt, sin, crime, fault, blame, offense
  trade, exchange
  equip, provision, preparation
  post, employment, work
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
  rule, follow, based on, model after
  old times, old things, old friend, former, ex-
  draw near, stop in, bring near, gather, collect, send, forward
  belong, genus, subordinate official, affiliated
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
  un-, mistake, negative, injustice, non-
  pick, take, fetch, take up
  limit, restrict, to best of ability
  fabricate, build, construct
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
  discriminating, know, write
  restore, return to, revert, resume
  accustomed, get used to, become experienced
  shift, move, change, drift, catch (cold, fire), pass into
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
  investigate
  journey, chase away, let go, going, travel
  coin, .01 yen, money
  pressure, push, overwhelm, oppress, dominate


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)