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
夜
  south
  body, substance, object, reality, counter for images
  night, evening
  tale, talk
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
雪
  old
  snow
  song, sing
  lively, resuscitation, being helped, living
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
晴
  clear up
  traffic, pass through, avenue, commute, counter for letters
  wind, air, style, manner
  fit, suit, join, 0.1
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
思
  new
  weak, frail
  think
  going, journey
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
春
  say
  west, Spain
  springtime, spring (season)
  craft, construction
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
明
  noon, sign of the horse, 11AM-1PM, seventh sign of Chinese zodiac
  neck
  many, frequent, much
  bright, light
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
声
  chirp, cry, bark, sound, ring, echo, honk
  meadow, original, primitive, field, plain, prairie, tundra, wilderness
  voice
  vapor, steam
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
強
  hit, right, appropriate, himself
  strong
  valley
  black
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
話
  body, substance, object, reality, counter for images
  turn, number in a series
  tale, talk
  south
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
歌
  public, prince, official, governmental
  song, sing
  lively, resuscitation, being helped, living
  old


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)