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
算
  valley
  walk, counter for steps
  calculate, divining, number, abacus, probability
  daytime, noon
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
角
  oneself
  angle, corner, square, horn, antlers
  round, full, month, perfection, -ship, pills, make round, roll up, curl up, seduce, explain away
  distant, far
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
同
  same, agree, equal
  craft, construction
  father
  clear up
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
明
  know, wisdom
  country
  bright, light
  elder brother, big brother
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
牛
  noon, sign of the horse, 11AM-1PM, seventh sign of Chinese zodiac
  outside
  cow
  every
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
友
  inside, within, between, among, house, home
  company, firm, office, association, shrine
  spot, point, mark, speck, decimal point
  friend
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
画
  springtime, spring (season)
  ground, earth
  brush-stroke, picture
  parent, intimacy, relative, familiarity, dealer (cards)
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
当
  solution, answer
  hit, right, appropriate, himself
  bird, chicken
  store, shop
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
昼
  walk, counter for steps
  market, city, town
  daytime, noon
  valley
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
丸
  scribe, account, narrative
  round, full, month, perfection, -ship, pills, make round, roll up, curl up, seduce, explain away
  distant, far
  oneself


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)