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
弁
  abbreviation, omission, outline, shorten, capture, plunder
  overdo, exceed, go beyond, error
  valve, petal, braid, speech, dialect, discrimination, dispose of, distinguish
  trade, exchange
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2
評
  disaster, calamity, woe, curse, evil
  evaluate, criticism, comment
  status quo, conditions, circumstances, form, appearance
  ancestor, pioneer, founder
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3
似
  becoming, resemble, counterfeit, imitate, suitable
  entertain, revive, retrieve, interest, pleasure
  affair, case, matter, item
  lengthen, counter for bows & stringed instruments, stretch, spread, put up (tent)
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4
技
  report, news, reward, retribution
  permit, approve
  skill, art, craft, ability, feat, performance, vocation, arts
  propose, take along, carry in hand
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5
性
  group, association
  tree trunk
  sex, gender, nature
  protect, guarantee, keep, preserve, sustain, support
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6
桜
  ability, talent, skill, capacity
  Buddha, the dead, France
  lend
  cherry
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7
圧
  retreat, withdraw, retire, resign, repel, expel, reject
  assurance, firm, tight, hard, solid, confirm, clear, evident
  pressure, push, overwhelm, oppress, dominate
  undefiled, pure, clean, righteous, gallant
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
応
  fertilizer, get fat, fertile, manure, pamper
  apply, answer, yes, OK, reply, accept
  cottage, inn, hut, house, mansion
  mention, state, speak, relate
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9
貿
  overdo, exceed, go beyond, error
  severance, decline, refuse, apologize, warn, dismiss, prohibit, decision, judgement, cutting
  trade, exchange
  abbreviation, omission, outline, shorten, capture, plunder
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
状
  value, price
  status quo, conditions, circumstances, form, appearance
  ancestor, pioneer, founder
  disaster, calamity, woe, curse, evil


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)