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
毛
  distant, far
  company, firm, office, association, shrine
  fur, hair, feather, down
  wide, broad, spacious
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
姉
  song, sing
  elder sister
  father
  daytime, noon
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
春
  springtime, spring (season)
  strong
  east
  electricity
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
近
  ten thousand
  autumn
  near, early, akin, tantamount
  meat
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
外
  friend
  pull, tug, jerk, admit, install, quote, refer to
  outside
  north
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
星
  plump, thick, big around
  craft, construction
  clear up
  star, spot, dot, mark
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
後
  homecoming, arrive at, lead to, result in
  Parent's home, village, league
  behind, back, later
  oneself
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
前
  mama, mother
  in front, before
  paper
  genius, years old, cubic shaku
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
広
  company, firm, office, association, shrine
  hit, right, appropriate, himself
  wide, broad, spacious
  distant, far
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
父
  inside, within, between, among, house, home
  father
  daytime, noon
  song, sing


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)