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
色
  direction, person, alternative
  father
  color
  parent, intimacy, relative, familiarity, dealer (cards)
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
切
  room, apartment, chamber, greenhouse, cellar
  cut, cutoff, be sharp
  spot, point, mark, speck, decimal point
  oneself
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
心
  heart, mind, spirit
  face, expression
  solution, answer
  write
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
野
  dart, arrow
  boulder, rock, cliff
  plains, field, rustic, civilian life
  come, due, next, cause, become
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
何
  calculate, divining, number, abacus, probability
  black
  what
  lively, resuscitation, being helped, living
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
前
  many, frequent, much
  younger sister
  association, braid, plait, construct, assemble, unite, cooperate, grapple
  in front, before
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
店
  south
  scribe, account, narrative
  store, shop
  angle, corner, square, horn, antlers
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
画
  snow
  brush-stroke, picture
  shape, form, style
  walk, counter for steps
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
親
  father
  meadow, original, primitive, field, plain, prairie, tundra, wilderness
  parent, intimacy, relative, familiarity, dealer (cards)
  direction, person, alternative
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
点
  electricity
  spot, point, mark, speck, decimal point
  oneself
  room, apartment, chamber, greenhouse, cellar


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)