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
古
  tea
  market, city, town
  old
  cloud
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
電
  write
  electricity
  outside
  going, journey
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
遠
  distant, far
  face, expression
  strong
  ray, light
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
計
  angle, corner, square, horn, antlers
  public, prince, official, governmental
  plot, plan, scheme, measure
  ten thousand
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
谷
  meat
  pond, cistern, pool, reservoir
  valley
  daytime, noon
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
東
  make, production, prepare, build
  beginning, former time, origin
  winter
  east
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
戸
  wide, broad, spacious
  word, speech, language
  door
  utilize, business, service, use, employ
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
魚
  cow
  fish
  fur, hair, feather, down
  morning, dynasty, regime, epoch, period, (North) Korea
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
雲
  market, city, town
  few, little
  cloud
  tea
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
外
  summer
  outside
  going, journey
  write


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)