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
父
  country
  springtime, spring (season)
  father
  angle, corner, square, horn, antlers
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
頭
  near, early, akin, tantamount
  head, counter for large animals
  pond, cistern, pool, reservoir
  east
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
午
  noon, sign of the horse, 11AM-1PM, seventh sign of Chinese zodiac
  number, strength, fate, law, figures
  boulder, rock, cliff
  teach, faith, doctrine
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
工
  now
  utilize, business, service, use, employ
  craft, construction
  hit, right, appropriate, himself
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
原
  homecoming, arrive at, lead to, result in
  distant, far
  meadow, original, primitive, field, plain, prairie, tundra, wilderness
  tale, talk
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
寺
  plains, field, rustic, civilian life
  dart, arrow
  walk, counter for steps
  Buddhist temple
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
売
  genius, years old, cubic shaku
  paper
  sell
  park, garden, yard, farm
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
答
  beginning, former time, origin
  solution, answer
  rice, USA, metre
  parent, intimacy, relative, familiarity, dealer (cards)
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
角
  springtime, spring (season)
  daytime, noon
  angle, corner, square, horn, antlers
  country
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
池
  strong
  pond, cistern, pool, reservoir
  east
  near, early, akin, tantamount


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)