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
正
  book, present, main, true, real, counter for long things
  eight
  correct, justice, righteous, 10**40
  one
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
天
  ear
  heavens, sky, imperial
  before, ahead, previous, future, precedence
  hundred
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
口
  mouth
  stone
  jewel, ball
  insect, bug, temper
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
年
  gold
  see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible
  year
  thousand
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
中
  dog
  power, strong, strain, bear up, exert
  in, inside, middle, mean, center
  early, fast
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
四
  male
  character, letter, word, section of village
  three
  four
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
空
  stream, river
  large, big
  empty, sky, void, vacant, vacuum
  life, genuine, birth
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
白
  two
  white
  mountain
  water
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
一
  eight
  village, town, block, street
  one
  book, present, main, true, real, counter for long things
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
先
  soil, earth, ground, Turkey
  before, ahead, previous, future, precedence
  hundred
  ear


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)