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
男
  year
  large, big
  male
  hand
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
目
  stream, river
  eye, class, look, insight, experience, care, favor
  study, learning, science
  in, inside, middle, mean, center
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
草
  grass, weeds, herbs, pasture, write, draft
  village, town, block, street
  shellfish
  woman, female
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
山
  rain
  little, small
  mountain
  enter, insert
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
円
  blue, green
  leg, foot, be sufficient, counter for pairs of footwear
  circle, yen, round
  six
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
赤
  day, sun, Japan
  below, down, descend, give, low, inferior
  flower
  red
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
一
  rest, day off, retire, sleep
  dog
  one
  mouth
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
字
  before, ahead, previous, future, precedence
  character, letter, word, section of village
  two
  bamboo
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
手
  large, big
  stone
  hand
  year
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
学
  insect, bug, temper
  study, learning, science
  in, inside, middle, mean, center
  stream, river


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)