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
先
  soil, earth, ground, Turkey
  grove, forest
  before, ahead, previous, future, precedence
  large, big
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
火
  gold
  fire
  woman, female
  mountain
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
九
  nine
  book, present, main, true, real, counter for long things
  four
  six
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
夕
  rest, day off, retire, sleep
  little, small
  evening
  early, fast
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
糸
  above, up
  ear
  thread
  flower
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
男
  enter, insert
  hundred
  white
  male
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
月
  grass, weeds, herbs, pasture, write, draft
  year
  month, moon
  seven
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
足
  name, noted, distinguished, reputation
  leg, foot, be sufficient, counter for pairs of footwear
  empty, sky, void, vacant, vacuum
  hand
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
大
  grove, forest
  person
  large, big
  soil, earth, ground, Turkey
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
女
  sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan
  woman, female
  mountain
  gold


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)