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
  tall, high, expensive
  wide, broad, spacious
  east
  hit, right, appropriate, himself
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
  chirp, cry, bark, sound, ring, echo, honk
  voice
  cut, cutoff, be sharp
  solution, answer
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
  outside
  utilize, business, service, use, employ
  daytime, noon
  angle, corner, square, horn, antlers
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
  long, leader
  run
  springtime, spring (season)
  straightaway, honesty, frankness, fix, repair
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
  parent, intimacy, relative, familiarity, dealer (cards)
  walk, counter for steps
  store, shop
  father
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
  time, hour
  meadow, original, primitive, field, plain, prairie, tundra, wilderness
  hear, ask, listen
  association, braid, plait, construct, assemble, unite, cooperate, grapple
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
  read
  word, speech, language
  department, course, section
  eat, food
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
  traffic, pass through, avenue, commute, counter for letters
  buy
  bow, bow (archery, violin)
  pull, tug, jerk, admit, install, quote, refer to
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
  wide, broad, spacious
  electricity
  hit, right, appropriate, himself
  tall, high, expensive
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
  heart, mind, spirit
  cut, cutoff, be sharp
  solution, answer
  chirp, cry, bark, sound, ring, echo, honk


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)