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
兄
  strong
  cow
  elder brother, big brother
  heart, mind, spirit
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
楽
  daytime, noon
  music, comfort, ease
  sword, saber, knife
  inside, within, between, among, house, home
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
理
  logic, arrangement, reason, justice, truth
  ray, light
  time, hour
  valley
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
丸
  tale, talk
  outside
  round, full, month, perfection, -ship, pills, make round, roll up, curl up, seduce, explain away
  angle, corner, square, horn, antlers
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
戸
  voice
  springtime, spring (season)
  door
  number, strength, fate, law, figures
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
図
  clear up
  read
  meadow, original, primitive, field, plain, prairie, tundra, wilderness
  map, drawing, plan, unexpected, accidentally
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
走
  half, middle, odd number, semi-, part-
  beginning, former time, origin
  run
  consider, think over
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
羽
  younger sister
  feathers, counter for birds, rabbits
  room, apartment, chamber, greenhouse, cellar
  interval, space
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
心
  cow
  calculate, divining, number, abacus, probability
  heart, mind, spirit
  strong
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
刀
  same, agree, equal
  sword, saber, knife
  inside, within, between, among, house, home
  daytime, noon


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)