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
三
  enter, insert
  fire
  three
  dog
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
青
  thread
  blue, green
  eye, class, look, insight, experience, care, favor
  ten
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
天
  heavens, sky, imperial
  large, big
  jewel, ball
  thousand
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
立
  one
  hundred
  stand up
  character, letter, word, section of village
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
正
  leg, foot, be sufficient, counter for pairs of footwear
  spirit, mind
  correct, justice, righteous, 10**40
  four
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
夕
  insect, bug, temper
  gold
  grass, weeds, herbs, pasture, write, draft
  evening
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
見
  right
  mountain
  see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible
  tree, wood
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
先
  sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan
  before, ahead, previous, future, precedence
  five
  rest, day off, retire, sleep
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
犬
  fire
  year
  dog
  enter, insert
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
目
  above, up
  eye, class, look, insight, experience, care, favor
  ten
  thread


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)