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
  scroll, volume, book, part, roll up, wind up, tie, coil, counter for texts (or book scrolls)
  mistake, err, do wrong, mislead
  supplement, supply, make good, offset, compensate, assistant, learner
  infancy, childhood
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
  settlement, obtain, reap, pay, supply, store
  dye, color, paint, stain, print
  castle
  maneuver, manipulate, operate, steer, chastity, virginity, fidelity
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
  finish, come to an end, excusable, need not
  brandish, wave, wag, swing, shake
  revered, valuable, precious, noble, exalted
  longing, covetousness, greed, passion, desire, craving
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
  hinder, hurt, harm
  egg, ovum, spawn, roe
  back, amidst, in, reverse, inside, palm, sole, rear, lining, wrong side
  nightfall, night
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
  stirred up, be invigorated, flourish
  ashes, puckery juice, cremate
  unfold, expand
  silkworm
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
  tome, counter for books, volume
  document, records
  wound, hurt, injure, impair, pain, injury, cut, gash, scar, weak point
  nativity, be born, declension, lie, be arbitrary
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
  figure, form, shape
  row, and, besides, as well as, line up, rank with, rival, equal
  part of speech, words, poetry
  uncommon, queerness, strangeness, wonderful, curious, unusual
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
  rhythm, law, regulation, gauge, control
  negate, no, noes, refuse, decline, deny
  squad, corps, unit, group
  pain, hurt, damage, bruise
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
  mistake, err, do wrong, mislead
  young, if, perhaps, possibly, low number, immature
  infancy, childhood
  scroll, volume, book, part, roll up, wind up, tie, coil, counter for texts (or book scrolls)
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
  shrink, contract, shrivel, wrinkle, reduce
  castle
  maneuver, manipulate, operate, steer, chastity, virginity, fidelity
  settlement, obtain, reap, pay, supply, store


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)