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
番
  week
  south
  turn, number in a series
  plump, thick, big around
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
秋
  oneself
  autumn
  cow
  near, early, akin, tantamount
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
画
  brush-stroke, picture
  same, agree, equal
  utilize, business, service, use, employ
  long, leader
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
岩
  door
  ship, boat
  boulder, rock, cliff
  mama, mother
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
通
  many, frequent, much
  west, Spain
  traffic, pass through, avenue, commute, counter for letters
  night, evening
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
鳥
  star, spot, dot, mark
  park, garden, yard, farm
  old
  bird, chicken
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
親
  cloud
  homecoming, arrive at, lead to, result in
  parent, intimacy, relative, familiarity, dealer (cards)
  market, city, town
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
半
  heart, mind, spirit
  half, middle, odd number, semi-, part-
  fur, hair, feather, down
  new
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
太
  south
  craft, construction
  plump, thick, big around
  week
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
牛
  read
  cow
  near, early, akin, tantamount
  oneself


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)