Ultra Handy Kanji Tester - Grade 6

Test your knowledge of the Kanji characters that Japanese children learn in grade 6 of elementary school
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For each of the following 10 randomly selected Grade 6 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
  renowned, publish, write, remarkable, phenomenal, put on, don, wear, arrival, finish (race), counter for suits of clothing, literary work
  stature, height, back, behind, disobey, defy, go back on, rebel
  suppose, be aware of, believe, feel
  silkworm
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
  eaves, roof, house, heaven
  back, amidst, in, reverse, inside, palm, sole, rear, lining, wrong side
  squad, corps, unit, group
  needle, pin, staple, stinger
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
  self, snake, serpent
  awe, respect, honor, revere
  doubt, distrust, be suspicious, question
  haiku, actor
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
  argument, discourse
  signature, govt office, police station
  leader, commander, general, admiral, or, and again, soon, from now on, just about
  prolong, stretching
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
  chastise, attack, defeat, destroy, conquer
  emperor
  infancy, childhood
  highness, steps (of throne)
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
  place on the head, receive, top of head, top, summit, peak
  nativity, be born, declension, lie, be arbitrary
  simplicity, brevity
  dispose, manage, deal with, sentence, condemn, act, behave, place
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
  longing, covetousness, greed, passion, desire, craving
  shaku, Japanese foot, measure, scale, rule
  mistake, err, do wrong, mislead
  hinder, hurt, harm
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
  virtuous, good, goodness
  spring, fountain
  riot, war, disorder, disturb
  row, and, besides, as well as, line up, rank with, rival, equal
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
  stature, height, back, behind, disobey, defy, go back on, rebel
  broaden, extend, expand, enlarge
  silkworm
  renowned, publish, write, remarkable, phenomenal, put on, don, wear, arrival, finish (race), counter for suits of clothing, literary work
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
  silk
  squad, corps, unit, group
  needle, pin, staple, stinger
  eaves, roof, house, heaven


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)