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
考
  fur, hair, feather, down
  house, home
  consider, think over
  friend
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
絵
  plump, thick, big around
  picture, drawing, painting, sketch
  noon, sign of the horse, 11AM-1PM, seventh sign of Chinese zodiac
  clear up
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
顔
  face, expression
  many, frequent, much
  electricity
  sword, saber, knife
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
風
  night, evening
  spot, point, mark, speck, decimal point
  wind, air, style, manner
  gates
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
谷
  cow
  meadow, original, primitive, field, plain, prairie, tundra, wilderness
  valley
  winter
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
強
  calculate, divining, number, abacus, probability
  think
  craft, construction
  strong
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
麦
  brush-stroke, picture
  time, hour
  barley, wheat
  pedestal, a stand, counter for machines and vehicles
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
茶
  logic, arrangement, reason, justice, truth
  tea
  summer
  same, agree, equal
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
友
  house, home
  feathers, counter for birds, rabbits
  friend
  fur, hair, feather, down
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
午
  location, place
  noon, sign of the horse, 11AM-1PM, seventh sign of Chinese zodiac
  clear up
  plump, thick, big around


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)