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
女
  stream, river
  shellfish
  woman, female
  tree, wood
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
小
  mouth
  little, small
  see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible
  dog
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
林
  grove, forest
  heavens, sky, imperial
  eight
  hand
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
目
  four
  two
  eye, class, look, insight, experience, care, favor
  power, strong, strain, bear up, exert
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
足
  three
  thousand
  leg, foot, be sufficient, counter for pairs of footwear
  life, genuine, birth
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
上
  forest, woods
  rest, day off, retire, sleep
  car
  above, up
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
気
  blue, green
  soil, earth, ground, Turkey
  spirit, mind
  village, town, block, street
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
一
  rain
  one
  character, letter, word, section of village
  stone
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
木
  shellfish
  grass, weeds, herbs, pasture, write, draft
  tree, wood
  stream, river
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
見
  fire
  see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible
  dog
  mouth


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)