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
西
  black
  plot, plan, scheme, measure
  west, Spain
  park, garden, yard, farm
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
工
  chirp, cry, bark, sound, ring, echo, honk
  craft, construction
  voice
  scribe, account, narrative
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
台
  pedestal, a stand, counter for machines and vehicles
  mingle, mixing, association, coming & going
  mama, mother
  word, speech, language
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
汽
  location, place
  straightaway, honesty, frankness, fix, repair
  vapor, steam
  horse
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
頭
  springtime, spring (season)
  half, middle, odd number, semi-, part-
  head, counter for large animals
  traffic, pass through, avenue, commute, counter for letters
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
遠
  cloud
  same, agree, equal
  what
  distant, far
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
食
  consider, think over
  body, substance, object, reality, counter for images
  eat, food
  door
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
用
  week
  utilize, business, service, use, employ
  yellow
  pond, cistern, pool, reservoir
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
園
  plot, plan, scheme, measure
  going, journey
  park, garden, yard, farm
  black
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
声
  direction, person, alternative
  voice
  scribe, account, narrative
  chirp, cry, bark, sound, ring, echo, honk


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)