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
昼
  electricity
  sword, saber, knife
  daytime, noon
  elder sister
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
教
  long, leader
  teach, faith, doctrine
  Buddhist temple
  west, Spain
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
走
  run
  color
  association, braid, plait, construct, assemble, unite, cooperate, grapple
  bright, light
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
外
  meeting, meet, party, association, interview, join
  traffic, pass through, avenue, commute, counter for letters
  outside
  bow, bow (archery, violin)
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
里
  near, early, akin, tantamount
  neck
  Parent's home, village, league
  straightaway, honesty, frankness, fix, repair
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
後
  star, spot, dot, mark
  angle, corner, square, horn, antlers
  room, apartment, chamber, greenhouse, cellar
  behind, back, later
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
船
  heart, mind, spirit
  plains, field, rustic, civilian life
  ship, boat
  plot, plan, scheme, measure
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
答
  weak, frail
  solution, answer
  yellow
  boulder, rock, cliff
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
姉
  sword, saber, knife
  road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings
  elder sister
  electricity
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
寺
  friend
  Buddhist temple
  west, Spain
  long, leader


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)