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
目
  mountain
  gold
  eye, class, look, insight, experience, care, favor
  day, sun, Japan
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
王
  six
  king, rule, magnate
  book, present, main, true, real, counter for long things
  in, inside, middle, mean, center
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
出
  exit, leave
  bamboo
  town, village
  four
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
生
  soil, earth, ground, Turkey
  early, fast
  life, genuine, birth
  before, ahead, previous, future, precedence
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
町
  month, moon
  red
  village, town, block, street
  sound, noise
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
森
  ear
  power, strong, strain, bear up, exert
  rest, day off, retire, sleep
  forest, woods
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
八
  hand
  empty, sky, void, vacant, vacuum
  eight
  dog
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
左
  grass, weeds, herbs, pasture, write, draft
  left
  study, learning, science
  five
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
日
  gold
  blue, green
  day, sun, Japan
  mountain
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
本
  one
  book, present, main, true, real, counter for long things
  in, inside, middle, mean, center
  six


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)