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
  village, town, block, street
  jewel, ball
  water
  child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
  stream, river
  right
  day, sun, Japan
  nine
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
  mouth
  three
  book, present, main, true, real, counter for long things
  year
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
  eye, class, look, insight, experience, care, favor
  ten
  red
  study, learning, science
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
  hundred
  blue, green
  evening
  empty, sky, void, vacant, vacuum
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
  one
  eight
  enter, insert
  town, village
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
  ear
  sound, noise
  month, moon
  in, inside, middle, mean, center
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
  heavens, sky, imperial
  seven
  rice field, rice paddy
  little, small
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
  jewel, ball
  sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan
  child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
  village, town, block, street
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
  exit, leave
  day, sun, Japan
  nine
  stream, river


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)