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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
鳴
  dainty, get thin, taper, slender, narrow
  meat
  chirp, cry, bark, sound, ring, echo, honk
  few, little
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
道
  head, counter for large animals
  road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings
  younger brother, faithful service to elders
  boulder, rock, cliff
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
昼
  daytime, noon
  Parent's home, village, league
  same, agree, equal
  vapor, steam
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
聞
  cut, cutoff, be sharp
  winter
  hear, ask, listen
  song, sing
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
国
  north
  west, Spain
  country
  ship, boat
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
新
  star, spot, dot, mark
  sea, ocean
  weak, frail
  new
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
歩
  fish
  face, expression
  walk, counter for steps
  angle, corner, square, horn, antlers
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
万
  logic, arrangement, reason, justice, truth
  ten thousand
  neck
  father
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
少
  meat
  brush-stroke, picture
  few, little
  dainty, get thin, taper, slender, narrow
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
弟
  color
  younger brother, faithful service to elders
  boulder, rock, cliff
  head, counter for large animals


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)

   

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