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
破
  fathom, plan, scheme, measure
  wife, spouse
  rend, rip, tear, break, destroy, defeat, frustrate
  abbreviation, omission, outline, shorten, capture, plunder
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2
貧
  evidence, proof, certificate
  poverty, poor
  cherry
  attitude, condition, figure, appearance, voice (of verbs)
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3
額
  forehead, tablet, plaque, framed picture, sum, amount, volume
  compilation, knit, plait, braid, twist, editing, completed poem, part of a book
  post, employment, work
  beckon, invite, summon, engage
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4
査
  judgement, signature, stamp, seal
  exist, outskirts, suburbs, located in
  investigate
  valve, petal, braid, speech, dialect, discrimination, dispose of, distinguish
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5
輸
  can, passable, mustn't, should not, do not
  protect, guarantee, keep, preserve, sustain, support
  transport, send, be inferior
  guidance, leading, conduct, usher
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6
修
  extent, degree, law, formula, distance, limits, amount
  detain, fasten, halt, stop
  politics, government
  discipline, conduct oneself well, study, master
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7
舎
  acid, bitterness, sour, tart
  weave, fabric
  cottage, inn, hut, house, mansion
  publish, carve, engrave
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8
興
  lady, woman, wife, bride
  entertain, revive, retrieve, interest, pleasure
  bountiful, excellent, rich
  disaster, calamity, woe, curse, evil
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9
略
  wife, spouse
  apply, answer, yes, OK, reply, accept
  abbreviation, omission, outline, shorten, capture, plunder
  fathom, plan, scheme, measure
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
桜
  burn, blaze, glow
  cherry
  attitude, condition, figure, appearance, voice (of verbs)
  evidence, proof, certificate


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)