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
首
  beginning, former time, origin
  pond, cistern, pool, reservoir
  neck
  read
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
工
  cloud
  craft, construction
  friend
  logic, arrangement, reason, justice, truth
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
数
  number, strength, fate, law, figures
  brush-stroke, picture
  stop, halt
  daytime, noon
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
心
  park, garden, yard, farm
  weekday
  heart, mind, spirit
  valley
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
歌
  inside, within, between, among, house, home
  bird, chicken
  song, sing
  company, firm, office, association, shrine
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
弱
  straightaway, honesty, frankness, fix, repair
  word, speech, language
  winter
  weak, frail
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
角
  sea, ocean
  west, Spain
  angle, corner, square, horn, antlers
  wide, broad, spacious
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
遠
  meeting, meet, party, association, interview, join
  distant, far
  voice
  ship, boat
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
読
  pond, cistern, pool, reservoir
  feathers, counter for birds, rabbits
  read
  beginning, former time, origin
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
友
  few, little
  friend
  logic, arrangement, reason, justice, truth
  cloud


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)