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
星
  buy
  inside, within, between, among, house, home
  star, spot, dot, mark
  road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
語
  craft, construction
  word, speech, language
  noon, sign of the horse, 11AM-1PM, seventh sign of Chinese zodiac
  time, hour
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
作
  make, production, prepare, build
  horse
  color
  vapor, steam
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
番
  utilize, business, service, use, employ
  tall, high, expensive
  turn, number in a series
  sword, saber, knife
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
後
  hear, ask, listen
  -times, round, game, revolve, counter for occurrences
  behind, back, later
  fur, hair, feather, down
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
組
  boulder, rock, cliff
  angle, corner, square, horn, antlers
  younger sister
  association, braid, plait, construct, assemble, unite, cooperate, grapple
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
船
  few, little
  picture, drawing, painting, sketch
  ship, boat
  department, course, section
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
記
  cloud
  scribe, account, narrative
  heart, mind, spirit
  write
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
道
  inside, within, between, among, house, home
  fit, suit, join, 0.1
  road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings
  buy
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
午
  beginning, former time, origin
  noon, sign of the horse, 11AM-1PM, seventh sign of Chinese zodiac
  time, hour
  craft, construction


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)