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
眼
  printing block, printing plate, edition, impression, label
  miscellaneous
  eyeball
  merit, efficacy, efficiency, benefit
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
能
  performance, act, play, render, stage
  ability, talent, skill, capacity
  grave, tomb
  copper
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
造
  create, make, structure, physique
  linen, cloth
  art, technique, skill, means, trick, resources, magic
  limit, restrict, to best of ability
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
退
  transport, send, be inferior
  fabricate, build, construct
  retreat, withdraw, retire, resign, repel, expel, reject
  post, employment, work
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
像
  investigate
  damage, loss, disadvantage, hurt, injure
  statue, picture, image, figure, portrait
  contain, form, looks
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
厚
  posture, build, pretend
  cheerful, pleasant, agreeable, comfortable
  precipitous, inaccessible place, impregnable position, steep place, sharp eyes
  thick, heavy, rich, kind, cordial, brazen, shameless
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
張
  inverted, reverse, opposite, wicked
  till, plow, cultivate
  lengthen, counter for bows & stringed instruments, stretch, spread, put up (tent)
  group, association
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
寄
  prohibition, ban, forbid
  draw near, stop in, bring near, gather, collect, send, forward
  overdo, exceed, go beyond, error
  ward off, defend, protect, resist
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
効
  miscellaneous
  domesticate, raise, keep, feed
  merit, efficacy, efficiency, benefit
  printing block, printing plate, edition, impression, label
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
墓
  branch, support, sustain
  grave, tomb
  copper
  performance, act, play, render, stage


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)