Ultra Handy Kanji Tester - Grade 1

Test your knowledge of the Kanji characters that Japanese children learn in grade 1 of elementary school
Random monster

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
虫
  shellfish
  name, noted, distinguished, reputation
  insect, bug, temper
  study, learning, science
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
竹
  forest, woods
  bamboo
  two
  enter, insert
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
先
  before, ahead, previous, future, precedence
  town, village
  soil, earth, ground, Turkey
  jewel, ball
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
林
  hundred
  mouth
  grove, forest
  power, strong, strain, bear up, exert
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
空
  ten
  flower
  empty, sky, void, vacant, vacuum
  sound, noise
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
子
  early, fast
  king, rule, magnate
  leg, foot, be sufficient, counter for pairs of footwear
  child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
文
  stone
  in, inside, middle, mean, center
  sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan
  month, moon
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
千
  red
  thousand
  fire
  woman, female
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
学
  name, noted, distinguished, reputation
  blue, green
  study, learning, science
  shellfish
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
二
  left
  two
  enter, insert
  forest, woods


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)