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
性
  suitable, occasional, rare, qualified, capable
  reside, to be, exist, live with
  sex, gender, nature
  tongue, reed, clapper
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
輸
  blame, condemn, censure
  transport, send, be inferior
  branch, support, sustain
  posture, build, pretend
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
築
  fabricate, build, construct
  astray, be perplexed, in doubt, lost, err, illusion
  un-, mistake, negative, injustice, non-
  jurisdiction, dominion, territory, fief, reign
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
夢
  warrior, military, chivalry, arms
  approve, praise, title or inscription on picture, assist, agree with
  dream, vision, illusion
  lady, woman, wife, bride
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
句
  rend, rip, tear, break, destroy, defeat, frustrate
  present, existing, actual
  phrase, clause, sentence, passage, paragraph, counter for haiku
  damage, loss, disadvantage, hurt, injure
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
政
  overdo, exceed, go beyond, error
  article, clause, item, stripe, streak
  Buddha, the dead, France
  politics, government
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
編
  permit, approve
  mineral, ore
  compilation, knit, plait, braid, twist, editing, completed poem, part of a book
  righteousness, justice, morality, honor, loyalty, meaning
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
墓
  linen, cloth
  grave, tomb
  sham, temporary, interim, assumed (name), informal
  ancestor, pioneer, founder
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
舌
  reside, to be, exist, live with
  wife, spouse
  tongue, reed, clapper
  suitable, occasional, rare, qualified, capable
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
支
  intention, plan, resolve, aspire, motive, hopes, shilling
  branch, support, sustain
  posture, build, pretend
  blame, condemn, censure


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)