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
切
  plump, thick, big around
  father
  cut, cutoff, be sharp
  pull, tug, jerk, admit, install, quote, refer to
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
汽
  meeting, meet, party, association, interview, join
  vapor, steam
  electricity
  pedestal, a stand, counter for machines and vehicles
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
雪
  snow
  craft, construction
  Parent's home, village, league
  shape, form, style
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
楽
  come, due, next, cause, become
  spot, point, mark, speck, decimal point
  music, comfort, ease
  feathers, counter for birds, rabbits
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
回
  teach, faith, doctrine
  boulder, rock, cliff
  -times, round, game, revolve, counter for occurrences
  younger brother, faithful service to elders
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
内
  week
  dart, arrow
  meadow, original, primitive, field, plain, prairie, tundra, wilderness
  inside, within, between, among, house, home
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
新
  morning, dynasty, regime, epoch, period, (North) Korea
  summer
  new
  behind, back, later
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
線
  buy
  line, track
  springtime, spring (season)
  cow
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
引
  father
  cloud
  pull, tug, jerk, admit, install, quote, refer to
  plump, thick, big around
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
電
  traffic, pass through, avenue, commute, counter for letters
  electricity
  pedestal, a stand, counter for machines and vehicles
  meeting, meet, party, association, interview, join


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)