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
  room, apartment, chamber, greenhouse, cellar
  music, comfort, ease
  dainty, get thin, taper, slender, narrow
  head, counter for large animals
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
  department, course, section
  elder brother, big brother
  autumn
  cut, cutoff, be sharp
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
  spot, point, mark, speck, decimal point
  south
  pond, cistern, pool, reservoir
  ten thousand
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
  mama, mother
  younger brother, faithful service to elders
  cloud
  plains, field, rustic, civilian life
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
  oneself
  meat
  pull, tug, jerk, admit, install, quote, refer to
  barley, wheat
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
  know, wisdom
  company, firm, office, association, shrine
  sword, saber, knife
  plump, thick, big around
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
  angle, corner, square, horn, antlers
  -times, round, game, revolve, counter for occurrences
  tale, talk
  mingle, mixing, association, coming & going
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
  wide, broad, spacious
  inside, within, between, among, house, home
  rice, USA, metre
  body, substance, object, reality, counter for images
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
  music, comfort, ease
  wind, air, style, manner
  head, counter for large animals
  room, apartment, chamber, greenhouse, cellar
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
  color
  autumn
  cut, cutoff, be sharp
  department, course, section


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)