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
精
  shift, move, change, drift, catch (cold, fire), pass into
  eternity, long, lengthy
  refined, ghost, fairy, energy, vitality, semen, excellence, purity, skill
  thick, heavy, rich, kind, cordial, brazen, shameless
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2
財
  lecture, club, association
  property, money, wealth, assets
  publish, carve, engrave
  precipitous, inaccessible place, impregnable position, steep place, sharp eyes
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
俵
  bag, bale, sack, counter for bags
  elementary, principle, naked, uncovered
  pick, take, fetch, take up
  beckon, invite, summon, engage
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4
混
  expert, teacher, master, army, war
  approve, praise, title or inscription on picture, assist, agree with
  mix, blend, confuse
  burn, blaze, glow
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5
肥
  guilt, sin, crime, fault, blame, offense
  printing block, printing plate, edition, impression, label
  fertilizer, get fat, fertile, manure, pamper
  happenstance, especially, intentionally, reason, cause, circumstances, the late, therefore, consequently
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6
効
  outburst, rave, fret, force, violence, cruelty, outrage
  again, twice, second time
  exist, outskirts, suburbs, located in
  merit, efficacy, efficiency, benefit
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7
弁
  posture, build, pretend
  inverted, reverse, opposite, wicked
  valve, petal, braid, speech, dialect, discrimination, dispose of, distinguish
  propose, take along, carry in hand
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
護
  cottage, inn, hut, house, mansion
  safeguard, protect
  righteousness, justice, morality, honor, loyalty, meaning
  entertain, revive, retrieve, interest, pleasure
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
厚
  eternity, long, lengthy
  touch, contact, adjoin, piece together
  thick, heavy, rich, kind, cordial, brazen, shameless
  shift, move, change, drift, catch (cold, fire), pass into
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
刊
  discriminating, know, write
  publish, carve, engrave
  precipitous, inaccessible place, impregnable position, steep place, sharp eyes
  lecture, club, association


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)