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
尺
  warmth
  quandary, become distressed, annoyed
  shaku, Japanese foot, measure, scale, rule
  wash, inquire into, probe
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
穴
  one-sided, leaf, sheet
  hole, aperture, slit, cave, den
  doubt, distrust, be suspicious, question
  negate, no, noes, refuse, decline, deny
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
后
  empress, queen, after, behind, back, later
  emperor
  stirred up, be invigorated, flourish
  difficult, impossible, trouble, accident, defect
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
孝
  translate, reason, circumstance, case
  tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness
  filial piety, child's respect
  proclaim, say, announce
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
衆
  leader, commander, general, admiral, or, and again, soon, from now on, just about
  dispose, manage, deal with, sentence, condemn, act, behave, place
  masses, great numbers, multitude, populace
  muscle, sinew, tendon, fiber, plot, plan, descent
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
暮
  supplement, supply, make good, offset, compensate, assistant, learner
  shouldering, carry, raise, bear
  squad, corps, unit, group
  livelihood, make a living, spend time
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
装
  stature, height, back, behind, disobey, defy, go back on, rebel
  young, if, perhaps, possibly, low number, immature
  attire, dress, pretend, disguise, profess
  tailor, judge, decision, cut out (pattern)
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
閣
  bosom, breast, chest, heart, feelings
  tower, tall building, palace
  stratum, social class, layer, story, floor
  window, pane
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
洗
  quandary, become distressed, annoyed
  range, region, limits, stage, level
  wash, inquire into, probe
  warmth
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
疑
  unfold, expand
  doubt, distrust, be suspicious, question
  negate, no, noes, refuse, decline, deny
  one-sided, leaf, sheet


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)