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
川
  dog
  enter, insert
  stream, river
  character, letter, word, section of village
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
土
  car
  soil, earth, ground, Turkey
  below, down, descend, give, low, inferior
  four
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
三
  three
  exam, school, printing, proof, correction
  one
  life, genuine, birth
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
先
  water
  rain
  before, ahead, previous, future, precedence
  seven
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
男
  town, village
  child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
  male
  study, learning, science
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
耳
  circle, yen, round
  blue, green
  heavens, sky, imperial
  ear
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
八
  hand
  person
  eight
  evening
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
見
  empty, sky, void, vacant, vacuum
  see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible
  year
  month, moon
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
字
  enter, insert
  thread
  character, letter, word, section of village
  dog
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
下
  insect, bug, temper
  below, down, descend, give, low, inferior
  four
  car


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)