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
口
  exam, school, printing, proof, correction
  village, town, block, street
  mouth
  large, big
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
左
  stone
  left
  year
  tree, wood
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
人
  person
  king, rule, magnate
  fire
  rest, day off, retire, sleep
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
十
  stream, river
  name, noted, distinguished, reputation
  ten
  white
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
小
  sound, noise
  thousand
  little, small
  empty, sky, void, vacant, vacuum
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
村
  insect, bug, temper
  rice field, rice paddy
  sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan
  town, village
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
子
  in, inside, middle, mean, center
  five
  child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
  circle, yen, round
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
犬
  early, fast
  dog
  exit, leave
  eye, class, look, insight, experience, care, favor
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
大
  village, town, block, street
  bamboo
  large, big
  exam, school, printing, proof, correction
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
年
  thread
  year
  tree, wood
  stone


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)