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
地
  solution, answer
  fish
  ground, earth
  behind, back, later
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
顔
  bright, light
  face, expression
  springtime, spring (season)
  dainty, get thin, taper, slender, narrow
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
強
  strong
  noon, sign of the horse, 11AM-1PM, seventh sign of Chinese zodiac
  craft, construction
  bow, bow (archery, violin)
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
活
  plot, plan, scheme, measure
  room, apartment, chamber, greenhouse, cellar
  lively, resuscitation, being helped, living
  summer
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
通
  clear up
  north
  traffic, pass through, avenue, commute, counter for letters
  company, firm, office, association, shrine
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
組
  number, strength, fate, law, figures
  tale, talk
  time, hour
  association, braid, plait, construct, assemble, unite, cooperate, grapple
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
思
  now
  fit, suit, join, 0.1
  think
  word, speech, language
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
母
  paper
  mama, mother
  eat, food
  voice
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
後
  fish
  gates
  behind, back, later
  solution, answer
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
春
  what
  springtime, spring (season)
  dainty, get thin, taper, slender, narrow
  bright, light


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)