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
力
  tree, wood
  leg, foot, be sufficient, counter for pairs of footwear
  power, strong, strain, bear up, exert
  soil, earth, ground, Turkey
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
山
  insect, bug, temper
  mountain
  rest, day off, retire, sleep
  thousand
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
車
  car
  left
  spirit, mind
  ear
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
文
  shellfish
  month, moon
  sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan
  above, up
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
三
  red
  correct, justice, righteous, 10**40
  three
  grove, forest
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
犬
  gold
  two
  water
  dog
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
村
  little, small
  mouth
  town, village
  seven
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
十
  stand up
  ten
  book, present, main, true, real, counter for long things
  stone
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
土
  leg, foot, be sufficient, counter for pairs of footwear
  right
  soil, earth, ground, Turkey
  tree, wood
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
休
  hundred
  rest, day off, retire, sleep
  thousand
  insect, bug, temper


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)