Ultra Handy Kanji Tester - Grade 1

Test your knowledge of the Kanji characters that Japanese children learn in grade 1 of elementary school
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For each of the following 10 randomly selected Grade 1 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
生
  three
  evening
  life, genuine, birth
  little, small
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
月
  dog
  month, moon
  sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan
  character, letter, word, section of village
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
気
  spirit, mind
  hundred
  early, fast
  mouth
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
青
  thousand
  grove, forest
  blue, green
  stone
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
雨
  town, village
  in, inside, middle, mean, center
  rain
  white
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
金
  above, up
  book, present, main, true, real, counter for long things
  fire
  gold
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
九
  child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
  five
  nine
  woman, female
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
草
  car
  grass, weeds, herbs, pasture, write, draft
  one
  empty, sky, void, vacant, vacuum
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
小
  evening
  correct, justice, righteous, 10**40
  little, small
  three
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
文
  heavens, sky, imperial
  sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan
  character, letter, word, section of village
  dog


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)