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
男
  ear
  study, learning, science
  male
  below, down, descend, give, low, inferior
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
一
  before, ahead, previous, future, precedence
  one
  mouth
  gold
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
町
  village, town, block, street
  above, up
  right
  fire
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
九
  seven
  stand up
  nine
  book, present, main, true, real, counter for long things
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
女
  six
  sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan
  woman, female
  forest, woods
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
青
  four
  three
  circle, yen, round
  blue, green
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
虫
  empty, sky, void, vacant, vacuum
  tree, wood
  insect, bug, temper
  in, inside, middle, mean, center
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
貝
  hand
  shellfish
  stream, river
  spirit, mind
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
下
  study, learning, science
  power, strong, strain, bear up, exert
  below, down, descend, give, low, inferior
  ear
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
口
  ten
  mouth
  gold
  before, ahead, previous, future, precedence


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)