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
四
  jewel, ball
  male
  four
  grass, weeds, herbs, pasture, write, draft
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
花
  enter, insert
  flower
  spirit, mind
  eight
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
目
  eye, class, look, insight, experience, care, favor
  life, genuine, birth
  ten
  empty, sky, void, vacant, vacuum
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
耳
  day, sun, Japan
  early, fast
  ear
  study, learning, science
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
正
  king, rule, magnate
  rice field, rice paddy
  correct, justice, righteous, 10**40
  before, ahead, previous, future, precedence
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
水
  six
  town, village
  heavens, sky, imperial
  water
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
休
  two
  blue, green
  rest, day off, retire, sleep
  three
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
赤
  child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
  red
  above, up
  forest, woods
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
草
  male
  thousand
  grass, weeds, herbs, pasture, write, draft
  jewel, ball
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
気
  dog
  spirit, mind
  eight
  enter, insert


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)