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
適
  warrior, military, chivalry, arms
  assets, resources, capital, funds, data, be conducive to, contribute to
  suitable, occasional, rare, qualified, capable
  prohibition, ban, forbid
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
防
  dream, vision, illusion
  ward off, defend, protect, resist
  publish, carve, engrave
  forehead, tablet, plaque, framed picture, sum, amount, volume
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
志
  intention, plan, resolve, aspire, motive, hopes, shilling
  article, clause, item, stripe, streak
  shift, move, change, drift, catch (cold, fire), pass into
  assurance, firm, tight, hard, solid, confirm, clear, evident
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
減
  eyeball
  fabricate, build, construct
  dwindle, decrease, reduce, decline, curtail, get hungry
  ability, talent, skill, capacity
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5
義
  group, association
  sutra, longitude, pass thru, expire, warp
  righteousness, justice, morality, honor, loyalty, meaning
  apologize, thank, refuse
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6
比
  blame, condemn, censure
  phrase, clause, sentence, passage, paragraph, counter for haiku
  politics, government
  compare, race, ratio, Philipines
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
術
  trade, exchange
  draw near, stop in, bring near, gather, collect, send, forward
  art, technique, skill, means, trick, resources, magic
  performance, act, play, render, stage
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
罪
  Buddha, the dead, France
  guilt, sin, crime, fault, blame, offense
  printing block, printing plate, edition, impression, label
  long time, old story
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
禁
  assets, resources, capital, funds, data, be conducive to, contribute to
  attitude, condition, figure, appearance, voice (of verbs)
  prohibition, ban, forbid
  warrior, military, chivalry, arms
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
刊
  boundary, border, region
  publish, carve, engrave
  forehead, tablet, plaque, framed picture, sum, amount, volume
  dream, vision, illusion


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)