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
縮
  alliance, oath
  masses, great numbers, multitude, populace
  shrink, contract, shrivel, wrinkle, reduce
  run alongside, follow along, run along, lie along
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
臓
  nightfall, night
  entrails, viscera, bowels
  back, amidst, in, reverse, inside, palm, sole, rear, lining, wrong side
  magnet, porcelain
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
刻
  engrave, cut fine, chop, hash, mince, time, carving
  stirred up, be invigorated, flourish
  squat, seat, cushion, gathering, sit
  secrecy, density (pop), minuteness, carefulness
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
暮
  stocks, stump, shares, stock, counter for small plants
  various, many, several, together
  livelihood, make a living, spend time
  eaves, roof, house, heaven
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
寸
  quandary, become distressed, annoyed
  home, house, residence, our house, my husband
  measurement, foot/10
  cereals, grain
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
仁
  suppose, be aware of, believe, feel
  window, pane
  filial piety, child's respect
  humanity, virtue, benevolence, charity, man, kernel
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
糖
  holy, saint, sage, master, priest
  needle, pin, staple, stinger
  sugar
  dry, parch
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
誠
  call, call out to, invite
  sincerity, admonish, warn, prohibit, truth, fidelity
  egg, ovum, spawn, roe
  wound, hurt, injure, impair, pain, injury, cut, gash, scar, weak point
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
沿
  masses, great numbers, multitude, populace
  abdomen, belly, stomach
  run alongside, follow along, run along, lie along
  alliance, oath
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
裏
  signature, govt office, police station
  back, amidst, in, reverse, inside, palm, sole, rear, lining, wrong side
  magnet, porcelain
  nightfall, night


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)