Ultra Handy Kanji Tester - Grade 2

Test your knowledge of the Kanji characters that Japanese children learn in grade 2 of elementary school
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For each of the following 10 randomly selected Grade 2 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
来
  make, production, prepare, build
  parent, intimacy, relative, familiarity, dealer (cards)
  come, due, next, cause, become
  boulder, rock, cliff
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
角
  plot, plan, scheme, measure
  angle, corner, square, horn, antlers
  body, substance, object, reality, counter for images
  clear up
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
黒
  black
  north
  dainty, get thin, taper, slender, narrow
  calculate, divining, number, abacus, probability
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
用
  think
  line, track
  utilize, business, service, use, employ
  location, place
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
言
  week
  song, sing
  say
  picture, drawing, painting, sketch
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
話
  mingle, mixing, association, coming & going
  gates
  store, shop
  tale, talk
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
毎
  room, apartment, chamber, greenhouse, cellar
  what
  every
  going, journey
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
魚
  know, wisdom
  fish
  country
  genius, years old, cubic shaku
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
岩
  parent, intimacy, relative, familiarity, dealer (cards)
  association, braid, plait, construct, assemble, unite, cooperate, grapple
  boulder, rock, cliff
  make, production, prepare, build
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
体
  bright, light
  body, substance, object, reality, counter for images
  clear up
  plot, plan, scheme, measure


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)