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
白
  fire
  mouth
  white
  town, village
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
音
  name, noted, distinguished, reputation
  sound, noise
  six
  dog
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
正
  correct, justice, righteous, 10**40
  three
  tree, wood
  left
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
土
  flower
  eye, class, look, insight, experience, care, favor
  soil, earth, ground, Turkey
  village, town, block, street
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
字
  empty, sky, void, vacant, vacuum
  hundred
  character, letter, word, section of village
  king, rule, magnate
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
林
  large, big
  rain
  four
  grove, forest
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
力
  one
  grass, weeds, herbs, pasture, write, draft
  power, strong, strain, bear up, exert
  thread
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
夕
  book, present, main, true, real, counter for long things
  evening
  exit, leave
  sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
村
  mouth
  stream, river
  town, village
  fire
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
六
  leg, foot, be sufficient, counter for pairs of footwear
  six
  dog
  name, noted, distinguished, reputation


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)