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
六
  spirit, mind
  eight
  six
  right
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
女
  village, town, block, street
  woman, female
  in, inside, middle, mean, center
  hand
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
川
  stream, river
  person
  rain
  mountain
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
田
  rest, day off, retire, sleep
  fire
  rice field, rice paddy
  soil, earth, ground, Turkey
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
王
  flower
  little, small
  king, rule, magnate
  stand up
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
糸
  town, village
  white
  bamboo
  thread
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
入
  study, learning, science
  nine
  enter, insert
  early, fast
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
子
  before, ahead, previous, future, precedence
  child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
  five
  sound, noise
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
右
  eight
  exam, school, printing, proof, correction
  right
  spirit, mind
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
中
  empty, sky, void, vacant, vacuum
  in, inside, middle, mean, center
  hand
  village, town, block, street


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)