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
町
  circle, yen, round
  thread
  village, town, block, street
  before, ahead, previous, future, precedence
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
水
  rest, day off, retire, sleep
  water
  child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
  left
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
三
  three
  seven
  hand
  above, up
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
学
  stream, river
  book, present, main, true, real, counter for long things
  study, learning, science
  tree, wood
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
見
  enter, insert
  month, moon
  see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible
  heavens, sky, imperial
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
女
  stone
  ten
  sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan
  woman, female
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
生
  king, rule, magnate
  forest, woods
  life, genuine, birth
  town, village
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
小
  right
  little, small
  character, letter, word, section of village
  empty, sky, void, vacant, vacuum
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
先
  thread
  eight
  before, ahead, previous, future, precedence
  circle, yen, round
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
子
  nine
  child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
  left
  rest, day off, retire, sleep


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)