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
赤
  below, down, descend, give, low, inferior
  grass, weeds, herbs, pasture, write, draft
  red
  nine
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
百
  right
  hundred
  fire
  child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
犬
  dog
  tree, wood
  year
  stand up
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
八
  male
  above, up
  eight
  left
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
休
  evening
  eye, class, look, insight, experience, care, favor
  rest, day off, retire, sleep
  seven
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
森
  early, fast
  three
  bamboo
  forest, woods
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
日
  book, present, main, true, real, counter for long things
  life, genuine, birth
  day, sun, Japan
  hand
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
口
  village, town, block, street
  mouth
  stream, river
  blue, green
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
九
  grass, weeds, herbs, pasture, write, draft
  person
  nine
  below, down, descend, give, low, inferior
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
火
  shellfish
  fire
  child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
  right


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)