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
群
  pressure, push, overwhelm, oppress, dominate
  ward off, defend, protect, resist
  flock, group, crowd, herd, swarm, cluster
  system, law, rule
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
精
  detain, fasten, halt, stop
  refined, ghost, fairy, energy, vitality, semen, excellence, purity, skill
  individual, counter for articles and military units
  assurance, firm, tight, hard, solid, confirm, clear, evident
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
示
  show, indicate, point out, express, display
  till, plow, cultivate
  defense, protection
  level, average
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
容
  occupation, camp, perform, build, conduct (business)
  fabricate, build, construct
  contain, form, looks
  create, make, structure, physique
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
厚
  assets, resources, capital, funds, data, be conducive to, contribute to
  investigate
  thick, heavy, rich, kind, cordial, brazen, shameless
  branch, support, sustain
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
災
  congratulations, joy
  eyeball
  happenstance, especially, intentionally, reason, cause, circumstances, the late, therefore, consequently
  disaster, calamity, woe, curse, evil
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
在
  acquiesce, hear, listen to, be informed, receive
  evidence, proof, certificate
  exist, outskirts, suburbs, located in
  again, twice, second time
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
可
  forehead, tablet, plaque, framed picture, sum, amount, volume
  can, passable, mustn't, should not, do not
  compilation, knit, plait, braid, twist, editing, completed poem, part of a book
  substance, quality, matter, temperament
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
制
  ward off, defend, protect, resist
  tree trunk
  system, law, rule
  pressure, push, overwhelm, oppress, dominate
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
個
  entertain, revive, retrieve, interest, pleasure
  individual, counter for articles and military units
  assurance, firm, tight, hard, solid, confirm, clear, evident
  detain, fasten, halt, stop


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)