Ultra Handy Kanji Tester - Grade 2

Test your knowledge of the Kanji characters that Japanese children learn in grade 2 of elementary school
Random monster

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
  cut, cutoff, be sharp
  turn, number in a series
  west, Spain
  tall, high, expensive
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
活
  number, strength, fate, law, figures
  lively, resuscitation, being helped, living
  interval, space
  what
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
夜
  night, evening
  -times, round, game, revolve, counter for occurrences
  in front, before
  walk, counter for steps
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
星
  east
  public, prince, official, governmental
  star, spot, dot, mark
  distant, far
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
語
  weak, frail
  ground, earth
  word, speech, language
  ray, light
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
国
  solution, answer
  cloud
  know, wisdom
  country
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
原
  barley, wheat
  black
  meadow, original, primitive, field, plain, prairie, tundra, wilderness
  genius, years old, cubic shaku
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
妹
  teach, faith, doctrine
  younger sister
  tea
  bow, bow (archery, violin)
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
高
  turn, number in a series
  buy
  tall, high, expensive
  cut, cutoff, be sharp
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
間
  bird, chicken
  interval, space
  what
  number, strength, fate, law, figures


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)