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
午
  ship, boat
  face, expression
  noon, sign of the horse, 11AM-1PM, seventh sign of Chinese zodiac
  door
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
売
  now
  sell
  star, spot, dot, mark
  road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
歌
  song, sing
  few, little
  buy
  valley
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
明
  daytime, noon
  mingle, mixing, association, coming & going
  bright, light
  straightaway, honesty, frankness, fix, repair
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
電
  gates
  brush-stroke, picture
  electricity
  homecoming, arrive at, lead to, result in
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
止
  many, frequent, much
  black
  south
  stop, halt
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
京
  elder sister
  horse
  capital, 10**16
  teach, faith, doctrine
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
聞
  consider, think over
  hear, ask, listen
  calculate, divining, number, abacus, probability
  word, speech, language
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
戸
  face, expression
  write
  door
  ship, boat
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
星
  morning, dynasty, regime, epoch, period, (North) Korea
  star, spot, dot, mark
  road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings
  now


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)