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
百
  town, village
  stand up
  hundred
  book, present, main, true, real, counter for long things
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
手
  leg, foot, be sufficient, counter for pairs of footwear
  hand
  blue, green
  insect, bug, temper
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
学
  study, learning, science
  enter, insert
  early, fast
  eye, class, look, insight, experience, care, favor
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
雨
  fire
  two
  rain
  name, noted, distinguished, reputation
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
玉
  exit, leave
  car
  jewel, ball
  one
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
八
  left
  mouth
  tree, wood
  eight
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
大
  life, genuine, birth
  rice field, rice paddy
  large, big
  water
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
王
  three
  king, rule, magnate
  in, inside, middle, mean, center
  ten
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
本
  stand up
  thousand
  book, present, main, true, real, counter for long things
  town, village
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
青
  see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible
  blue, green
  insect, bug, temper
  leg, foot, be sufficient, counter for pairs of footwear


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)