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
  apologize, thank, refuse
  eyeball
  extent, degree, law, formula, distance, limits, amount
  lengthen, counter for bows & stringed instruments, stretch, spread, put up (tent)
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
退
  weave, fabric
  retreat, withdraw, retire, resign, repel, expel, reject
  benevolence, virtue, goodness, commanding respect
  increase, add, augment, gain, promote
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
  statue, picture, image, figure, portrait
  accustomed, get used to, become experienced
  dwindle, decrease, reduce, decline, curtail, get hungry
  system, law, rule
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
  reside, to be, exist, live with
  overall, relationship, ruling, governing
  propose, take along, carry in hand
  judgement, signature, stamp, seal
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
  pick, take, fetch, take up
  tax, duty
  eternity, long, lengthy
  fabricate, build, construct
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
  acquiesce, hear, listen to, be informed, receive
  righteousness, justice, morality, honor, loyalty, meaning
  benefit, gain, profit, advantage
  discipline, conduct oneself well, study, master
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
  apply, answer, yes, OK, reply, accept
  task, duties
  compilation, knit, plait, braid, twist, editing, completed poem, part of a book
  crime, sin, offense
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
  art, technique, skill, means, trick, resources, magic
  cheerful, pleasant, agreeable, comfortable
  restore, return to, revert, resume
  fluid, liquid, juice, sap, secretion
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
  eyeball
  disaster, calamity, woe, curse, evil
  lengthen, counter for bows & stringed instruments, stretch, spread, put up (tent)
  apologize, thank, refuse
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
  sutra, longitude, pass thru, expire, warp
  benevolence, virtue, goodness, commanding respect
  increase, add, augment, gain, promote
  weave, fabric


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)