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
  wealth, enrich, abundant
  boundary, border, region
  valve, petal, braid, speech, dialect, discrimination, dispose of, distinguish
  safeguard, protect
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
  sex, gender, nature
  eyeball
  general, whole, all, full, total
  till, plow, cultivate
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
  linen, cloth
  approve, praise, title or inscription on picture, assist, agree with
  phrase, clause, sentence, passage, paragraph, counter for haiku
  coin, .01 yen, money
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
  discontinue, beyond, sever, cut off, abstain, interrupt, suppress
  pressure, push, overwhelm, oppress, dominate
  value, price
  fundamentals, radical (chem), counter for machines, foundation
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
  evaluate, criticism, comment
  prohibition, ban, forbid
  art, technique, skill, means, trick, resources, magic
  flock, group, crowd, herd, swarm, cluster
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
  sutra, longitude, pass thru, expire, warp
  system, law, rule
  forehead, tablet, plaque, framed picture, sum, amount, volume
  mix, blend, confuse
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
  easy, ready to, simple, fortune-telling, divination
  report, news, reward, retribution
  poverty, poor
  acid, bitterness, sour, tart
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
  intention, plan, resolve, aspire, motive, hopes, shilling
  responsibility, duty, term, entrust to, appoint
  compare, race, ratio, Philipines
  contain, form, looks
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
  boundary, border, region
  tax, duty
  safeguard, protect
  wealth, enrich, abundant
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
  sham, temporary, interim, assumed (name), informal
  general, whole, all, full, total
  till, plow, cultivate
  sex, gender, nature


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)