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
磁
  shouldering, carry, raise, bear
  back, amidst, in, reverse, inside, palm, sole, rear, lining, wrong side
  magnet, porcelain
  nativity, be born, declension, lie, be arbitrary
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
片
  emperor
  one-sided, leaf, sheet
  mistake, err, do wrong, mislead
  timber trees, wood
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
勤
  diligence, become employed, serve
  stirred up, be invigorated, flourish
  hole, aperture, slit, cave, den
  renowned, publish, write, remarkable, phenomenal, put on, don, wear, arrival, finish (race), counter for suits of clothing, literary work
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
厳
  concerning, settle, take position, depart, study, per
  awe, respect, honor, revere
  stern, strictness, severity, rigidity
  deliver, reach, arrive, report, notify, forward
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
革
  shoot, shine into, onto, archery
  supplement, supply, make good, offset, compensate, assistant, learner
  leather, become serious, skin, hide, pelt
  genesis, wound, injury, hurt, start, originate
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
乱
  scroll, volume, book, part, roll up, wind up, tie, coil, counter for texts (or book scrolls)
  range, region, limits, stage, level
  part of speech, words, poetry
  riot, war, disorder, disturb
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
臨
  mid-air, air, space, sky, memorization, interval of time
  abdomen, belly, stomach
  look to, face, meet, confront, attend, call on
  perusal, see
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
閉
  young, if, perhaps, possibly, low number, immature
  closed, shut
  dye, color, paint, stain, print
  finish, come to an end, excusable, need not
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
誕
  back, amidst, in, reverse, inside, palm, sole, rear, lining, wrong side
  droop, suspend, hang, slouch
  nativity, be born, declension, lie, be arbitrary
  shouldering, carry, raise, bear
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
誤
  dispose, manage, deal with, sentence, condemn, act, behave, place
  mistake, err, do wrong, mislead
  timber trees, wood
  emperor


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)