Ultra Handy Kanji Tester - Grade 1

Test your knowledge of the Kanji characters that Japanese children learn in grade 1 of elementary school
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For each of the following 10 randomly selected Grade 1 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
立
  exam, school, printing, proof, correction
  six
  stand up
  village, town, block, street
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
空
  three
  empty, sky, void, vacant, vacuum
  eye, class, look, insight, experience, care, favor
  book, present, main, true, real, counter for long things
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
大
  large, big
  two
  leg, foot, be sufficient, counter for pairs of footwear
  in, inside, middle, mean, center
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
竹
  rain
  day, sun, Japan
  bamboo
  king, rule, magnate
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
下
  insect, bug, temper
  four
  below, down, descend, give, low, inferior
  character, letter, word, section of village
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
入
  mouth
  early, fast
  left
  enter, insert
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
音
  mountain
  eight
  sound, noise
  circle, yen, round
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
女
  year
  woman, female
  nine
  sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
町
  six
  spirit, mind
  village, town, block, street
  exam, school, printing, proof, correction
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
目
  study, learning, science
  eye, class, look, insight, experience, care, favor
  book, present, main, true, real, counter for long things
  three


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)