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
買
  few, little
  in front, before
  buy
  say
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
切
  face, expression
  cut, cutoff, be sharp
  write
  elder brother, big brother
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
父
  father
  logic, arrangement, reason, justice, truth
  traffic, pass through, avenue, commute, counter for letters
  inside, within, between, among, house, home
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
曜
  vapor, steam
  dainty, get thin, taper, slender, narrow
  weekday
  chirp, cry, bark, sound, ring, echo, honk
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
聞
  horse
  ten thousand
  hear, ask, listen
  fish
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
里
  noon, sign of the horse, 11AM-1PM, seventh sign of Chinese zodiac
  plains, field, rustic, civilian life
  ship, boat
  Parent's home, village, league
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
首
  voice
  yellow
  neck
  picture, drawing, painting, sketch
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
活
  meadow, original, primitive, field, plain, prairie, tundra, wilderness
  lively, resuscitation, being helped, living
  spot, point, mark, speck, decimal point
  plot, plan, scheme, measure
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
言
  in front, before
  wide, broad, spacious
  say
  few, little
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
書
  bow, bow (archery, violin)
  write
  elder brother, big brother
  face, expression


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)