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
週
  Parent's home, village, league
  chirp, cry, bark, sound, ring, echo, honk
  week
  friend
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
元
  picture, drawing, painting, sketch
  beginning, former time, origin
  north
  daytime, noon
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
時
  time, hour
  public, prince, official, governmental
  noon, sign of the horse, 11AM-1PM, seventh sign of Chinese zodiac
  homecoming, arrive at, lead to, result in
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
走
  craft, construction
  strong
  run
  market, city, town
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
首
  direction, person, alternative
  round, full, month, perfection, -ship, pills, make round, roll up, curl up, seduce, explain away
  neck
  straightaway, honesty, frankness, fix, repair
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
点
  every
  behind, back, later
  elder sister
  spot, point, mark, speck, decimal point
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
食
  plot, plan, scheme, measure
  paper
  eat, food
  voice
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
前
  read
  in front, before
  hear, ask, listen
  heart, mind, spirit
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
友
  chirp, cry, bark, sound, ring, echo, honk
  fit, suit, join, 0.1
  friend
  Parent's home, village, league
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
北
  night, evening
  north
  daytime, noon
  picture, drawing, painting, sketch


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)