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
近
  week
  sell
  near, early, akin, tantamount
  plains, field, rustic, civilian life
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
台
  straightaway, honesty, frankness, fix, repair
  pedestal, a stand, counter for machines and vehicles
  chirp, cry, bark, sound, ring, echo, honk
  few, little
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
矢
  dart, arrow
  park, garden, yard, farm
  paper
  line, track
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
原
  write
  morning, dynasty, regime, epoch, period, (North) Korea
  meadow, original, primitive, field, plain, prairie, tundra, wilderness
  younger sister
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
通
  now
  sword, saber, knife
  traffic, pass through, avenue, commute, counter for letters
  heart, mind, spirit
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
画
  walk, counter for steps
  read
  music, comfort, ease
  brush-stroke, picture
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
作
  public, prince, official, governmental
  think
  make, production, prepare, build
  neck
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
羽
  electricity
  feathers, counter for birds, rabbits
  summer
  outside
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
野
  sell
  scribe, account, narrative
  plains, field, rustic, civilian life
  week
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
鳴
  location, place
  chirp, cry, bark, sound, ring, echo, honk
  few, little
  straightaway, honesty, frankness, fix, repair


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)