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
星
  meat
  pull, tug, jerk, admit, install, quote, refer to
  star, spot, dot, mark
  neck
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
2
何
  come, due, next, cause, become
  what
  vapor, steam
  genius, years old, cubic shaku
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
3
岩
  boulder, rock, cliff
  ten thousand
  cut, cutoff, be sharp
  tea
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
4
交
  homecoming, arrive at, lead to, result in
  Buddhist temple
  mingle, mixing, association, coming & going
  time, hour
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
5
理
  dainty, get thin, taper, slender, narrow
  dart, arrow
  logic, arrangement, reason, justice, truth
  country
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
6
家
  hear, ask, listen
  feathers, counter for birds, rabbits
  plot, plan, scheme, measure
  house, home
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
7
牛
  company, firm, office, association, shrine
  consider, think over
  cow
  rice, USA, metre
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
8
電
  number, strength, fate, law, figures
  electricity
  round, full, month, perfection, -ship, pills, make round, roll up, curl up, seduce, explain away
  interval, space
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
9
首
  pull, tug, jerk, admit, install, quote, refer to
  -times, round, game, revolve, counter for occurrences
  neck
  meat
 Japanese KanjiSelect English Meaning
10
汽
  fish
  vapor, steam
  genius, years old, cubic shaku
  come, due, next, cause, become


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)