Ultra Handy Kanji Tester - Grade 2

Test your knowledge of the Kanji characters that Japanese children learn in grade 2 of elementary school
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For each of the following 10 randomly selected Grade 2 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
教
  picture, drawing, painting, sketch
  east
  teach, faith, doctrine
  head, counter for large animals
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
時
  public, prince, official, governmental
  time, hour
  cloud
  body, substance, object, reality, counter for images
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
父
  father
  voice
  star, spot, dot, mark
  cut, cutoff, be sharp
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
少
  autumn
  mama, mother
  few, little
  beginning, former time, origin
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
弓
  lively, resuscitation, being helped, living
  wind, air, style, manner
  bow, bow (archery, violin)
  bird, chicken
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
点
  bright, light
  going, journey
  parent, intimacy, relative, familiarity, dealer (cards)
  spot, point, mark, speck, decimal point
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
作
  stop, halt
  elder sister
  make, production, prepare, build
  homecoming, arrive at, lead to, result in
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
多
  consider, think over
  many, frequent, much
  elder brother, big brother
  interval, space
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
頭
  east
  room, apartment, chamber, greenhouse, cellar
  head, counter for large animals
  picture, drawing, painting, sketch
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
雲
  springtime, spring (season)
  cloud
  body, substance, object, reality, counter for images
  public, prince, official, governmental


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)