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
店
  angle, corner, square, horn, antlers
  capital, 10**16
  store, shop
  genius, years old, cubic shaku
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
自
  summer
  oneself
  boulder, rock, cliff
  strong
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
時
  time, hour
  say
  now
  hear, ask, listen
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
体
  -times, round, game, revolve, counter for occurrences
  old
  body, substance, object, reality, counter for images
  teach, faith, doctrine
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
茶
  plump, thick, big around
  star, spot, dot, mark
  tea
  meeting, meet, party, association, interview, join
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
寺
  same, agree, equal
  noon, sign of the horse, 11AM-1PM, seventh sign of Chinese zodiac
  black
  Buddhist temple
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
紙
  public, prince, official, governmental
  wide, broad, spacious
  paper
  fit, suit, join, 0.1
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
記
  springtime, spring (season)
  scribe, account, narrative
  ray, light
  near, early, akin, tantamount
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
才
  capital, 10**16
  logic, arrangement, reason, justice, truth
  genius, years old, cubic shaku
  angle, corner, square, horn, antlers
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
岩
  turn, number in a series
  boulder, rock, cliff
  strong
  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)