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
刀
  wind, air, style, manner
  weekday
  sword, saber, knife
  old
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
体
  summer
  body, substance, object, reality, counter for images
  direction, person, alternative
  ship, boat
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
池
  pond, cistern, pool, reservoir
  cloud
  line, track
  think
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
太
  in front, before
  night, evening
  plump, thick, big around
  meeting, meet, party, association, interview, join
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
外
  dainty, get thin, taper, slender, narrow
  round, full, month, perfection, -ship, pills, make round, roll up, curl up, seduce, explain away
  outside
  elder brother, big brother
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
社
  consider, think over
  star, spot, dot, mark
  say
  company, firm, office, association, shrine
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
電
  tall, high, expensive
  noon, sign of the horse, 11AM-1PM, seventh sign of Chinese zodiac
  electricity
  distant, far
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
家
  pull, tug, jerk, admit, install, quote, refer to
  house, home
  going, journey
  word, speech, language
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
古
  weekday
  friend
  old
  wind, air, style, manner
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
方
  traffic, pass through, avenue, commute, counter for letters
  direction, person, alternative
  ship, boat
  summer


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)