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
光
  friend
  summer
  ray, light
  meeting, meet, party, association, interview, join
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
強
  room, apartment, chamber, greenhouse, cellar
  strong
  dart, arrow
  night, evening
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
切
  cut, cutoff, be sharp
  write
  barley, wheat
  body, substance, object, reality, counter for images
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
細
  gates
  come, due, next, cause, become
  dainty, get thin, taper, slender, narrow
  cow
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
姉
  bright, light
  paper
  elder sister
  plains, field, rustic, civilian life
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
寺
  parent, intimacy, relative, familiarity, dealer (cards)
  ground, earth
  weekday
  Buddhist temple
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
交
  mama, mother
  black
  mingle, mixing, association, coming & going
  ship, boat
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
園
  country
  park, garden, yard, farm
  picture, drawing, painting, sketch
  line, track
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
会
  summer
  angle, corner, square, horn, antlers
  meeting, meet, party, association, interview, join
  friend
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
矢
  behind, back, later
  dart, arrow
  night, evening
  room, apartment, chamber, greenhouse, cellar


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)