Ultra Handy Kanji Tester - Grade 1

Test your knowledge of the Kanji characters that Japanese children learn in grade 1 of elementary school
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For each of the following 10 randomly selected Grade 1 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
貝
  little, small
  below, down, descend, give, low, inferior
  shellfish
  six
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
田
  stand up
  rice field, rice paddy
  flower
  stream, river
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
三
  three
  four
  five
  exam, school, printing, proof, correction
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
上
  insect, bug, temper
  large, big
  above, up
  thread
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
竹
  day, sun, Japan
  dog
  bamboo
  mouth
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
文
  ear
  village, town, block, street
  nine
  sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
力
  in, inside, middle, mean, center
  hundred
  power, strong, strain, bear up, exert
  evening
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
字
  spirit, mind
  character, letter, word, section of village
  left
  year
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
六
  below, down, descend, give, low, inferior
  king, rule, magnate
  six
  little, small
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
花
  stone
  flower
  stream, river
  stand up


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)