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
広
  tale, talk
  say
  wide, broad, spacious
  meadow, original, primitive, field, plain, prairie, tundra, wilderness
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
何
  head, counter for large animals
  what
  Buddhist temple
  stop, halt
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
色
  color
  body, substance, object, reality, counter for images
  song, sing
  few, little
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
同
  horse
  barley, wheat
  same, agree, equal
  daytime, noon
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
語
  market, city, town
  gates
  word, speech, language
  music, comfort, ease
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
黒
  store, shop
  younger brother, faithful service to elders
  rice, USA, metre
  black
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
点
  know, wisdom
  feathers, counter for birds, rabbits
  spot, point, mark, speck, decimal point
  night, evening
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
強
  brush-stroke, picture
  strong
  south
  oneself
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
原
  say
  behind, back, later
  meadow, original, primitive, field, plain, prairie, tundra, wilderness
  tale, talk
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
寺
  angle, corner, square, horn, antlers
  Buddhist temple
  stop, halt
  head, counter for large animals


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)