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
策
  milk, breasts
  revered, valuable, precious, noble, exalted
  scheme, plan, policy, step, means
  alliance, oath
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
腹
  riot, war, disorder, disturb
  abdomen, belly, stomach
  brandish, wave, wag, swing, shake
  filial piety, child's respect
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
机
  desk, table
  vertical, length, height, self-indulgent, wayward
  livelihood, make a living, spend time
  price, cost, value
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
降
  infancy, childhood
  perusal, see
  descend, precipitate, fall, surrender
  mid-air, air, space, sky, memorization, interval of time
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
簡
  private, I, me
  young, if, perhaps, possibly, low number, immature
  simplicity, brevity
  income, obtain, reap, pay, supply, store
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
探
  quandary, become distressed, annoyed
  criticism, strike
  stern, strictness, severity, rigidity
  grope, search, look for
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
座
  nativity, be born, declension, lie, be arbitrary
  home town, village, native place, district
  squat, seat, cushion, gathering, sit
  steam, heat, sultry, foment, get musty
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
干
  secrecy, density (pop), minuteness, carefulness
  dry, parch
  stature, height, back, behind, disobey, defy, go back on, rebel
  place on the head, receive, top of head, top, summit, peak
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
盟
  revered, valuable, precious, noble, exalted
  finish, come to an end, excusable, need not
  alliance, oath
  milk, breasts
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
揮
  stocks, stump, shares, stock, counter for small plants
  brandish, wave, wag, swing, shake
  filial piety, child's respect
  riot, war, disorder, disturb


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)