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
紅
  muscle, sinew, tendon, fiber, plot, plan, descent
  longing, covetousness, greed, passion, desire, craving
  crimson, deep red
  argument, discourse
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
障
  sand
  hinder, hurt, harm
  fare, fee, hire, rent, wages, charge
  government office
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
己
  self, snake, serpent
  vertical, length, height, self-indulgent, wayward
  imitation, copy, mock
  proportion, comparatively, divide, cut, separate, split
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
裁
  grope, search, look for
  entrails, viscera, bowels
  tailor, judge, decision, cut out (pattern)
  document, records
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
尺
  stature, height, back, behind, disobey, defy, go back on, rebel
  secret, conceal
  shaku, Japanese foot, measure, scale, rule
  tower, tall building, palace
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
困
  bequeath, leave behind, reserve
  needle, pin, staple, stinger
  abdomen, belly, stomach
  quandary, become distressed, annoyed
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
潮
  tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness
  timber trees, wood
  tide, salt water, opportunity
  maneuver, manipulate, operate, steer, chastity, virginity, fidelity
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
射
  figure, form, shape
  shoot, shine into, onto, archery
  melodious, clear, bright, serene, cheerful
  loyalty, fidelity, faithfulness
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
論
  longing, covetousness, greed, passion, desire, craving
  spring, fountain
  argument, discourse
  muscle, sinew, tendon, fiber, plot, plan, descent
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
賃
  simplicity, brevity
  fare, fee, hire, rent, wages, charge
  government office
  sand


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)