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
男
  exam, school, printing, proof, correction
  king, rule, magnate
  male
  gold
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
右
  hand
  right
  person
  sound, noise
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
犬
  dog
  five
  four
  year
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
川
  fire
  heavens, sky, imperial
  stream, river
  three
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
中
  book, present, main, true, real, counter for long things
  thread
  in, inside, middle, mean, center
  below, down, descend, give, low, inferior
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
赤
  seven
  hundred
  character, letter, word, section of village
  red
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
学
  woman, female
  water
  study, learning, science
  insect, bug, temper
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
正
  eight
  correct, justice, righteous, 10**40
  sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan
  town, village
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
金
  king, rule, magnate
  six
  gold
  exam, school, printing, proof, correction
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
人
  enter, insert
  person
  sound, noise
  hand


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)