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
子
  eight
  below, down, descend, give, low, inferior
  child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
  shellfish
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
見
  thread
  see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible
  life, genuine, birth
  above, up
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
火
  fire
  stone
  spirit, mind
  nine
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
正
  red
  soil, earth, ground, Turkey
  correct, justice, righteous, 10**40
  enter, insert
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
水
  sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan
  power, strong, strain, bear up, exert
  water
  rest, day off, retire, sleep
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
一
  jewel, ball
  mountain
  tree, wood
  one
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
目
  circle, yen, round
  little, small
  eye, class, look, insight, experience, care, favor
  hundred
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
早
  male
  early, fast
  heavens, sky, imperial
  car
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
貝
  below, down, descend, give, low, inferior
  five
  shellfish
  eight
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
生
  forest, woods
  life, genuine, birth
  above, up
  thread


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)