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
探
  wound, hurt, injure, impair, pain, injury, cut, gash, scar, weak point
  silk
  grope, search, look for
  lineage, system
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
宅
  accompany, obey, submit to, comply, follow, secondary, incidental, subordinate
  home, house, residence, our house, my husband
  diligence, become employed, serve
  warmth
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
吸
  suck, imbibe, inhale, sip
  tower, tall building, palace
  faction, group, party, clique, sect, school
  cereals, grain
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
否
  loyalty, fidelity, faithfulness
  masses, great numbers, multitude, populace
  negate, no, noes, refuse, decline, deny
  hinder, hurt, harm
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
尺
  chastise, attack, defeat, destroy, conquer
  vertical, length, height, self-indulgent, wayward
  shaku, Japanese foot, measure, scale, rule
  squat, seat, cushion, gathering, sit
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
棒
  supplement, supply, make good, offset, compensate, assistant, learner
  discard, throw away, abandon, resign, reject, sacrifice
  tailor, judge, decision, cut out (pattern)
  rod, stick, cane, pole, club, line
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
奮
  descend, precipitate, fall, surrender
  infancy, childhood
  stirred up, be invigorated, flourish
  timber trees, wood
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
延
  imitation, copy, mock
  prolong, stretching
  filial piety, child's respect
  ego, I, selfish, our, oneself
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
系
  silk
  scheme, plan, policy, step, means
  lineage, system
  wound, hurt, injure, impair, pain, injury, cut, gash, scar, weak point
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
勤
  simplicity, brevity
  diligence, become employed, serve
  warmth
  accompany, obey, submit to, comply, follow, secondary, incidental, subordinate


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)