Ultra Handy Kanji Tester - Grade 2

Test your knowledge of the Kanji characters that Japanese children learn in grade 2 of elementary school
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For each of the following 10 randomly selected Grade 2 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
刀
  cloud
  brush-stroke, picture
  sword, saber, knife
  barley, wheat
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
魚
  association, braid, plait, construct, assemble, unite, cooperate, grapple
  fish
  turn, number in a series
  same, agree, equal
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
図
  map, drawing, plan, unexpected, accidentally
  winter
  pedestal, a stand, counter for machines and vehicles
  cut, cutoff, be sharp
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
理
  stop, halt
  father
  logic, arrangement, reason, justice, truth
  mingle, mixing, association, coming & going
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
顔
  autumn
  think
  face, expression
  north
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
半
  yellow
  parent, intimacy, relative, familiarity, dealer (cards)
  new
  half, middle, odd number, semi-, part-
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
当
  oneself
  calculate, divining, number, abacus, probability
  hit, right, appropriate, himself
  near, early, akin, tantamount
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
回
  pond, cistern, pool, reservoir
  -times, round, game, revolve, counter for occurrences
  craft, construction
  door
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
麦
  brush-stroke, picture
  noon, sign of the horse, 11AM-1PM, seventh sign of Chinese zodiac
  barley, wheat
  cloud
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
番
  park, garden, yard, farm
  turn, number in a series
  same, agree, equal
  association, braid, plait, construct, assemble, unite, cooperate, grapple


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)