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Kanji

Total questions: 49

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Match the following Kanji to their definition:

a)

1.

Sun

b)

2.

Moon

c)

3.

Tree

d)

4.

Rice Paddy

e)

5.

River

2.

Match the following Kanji to their definition:

a)

1.

Ear

b)

2.

Mountain

c)

3.

Mouth

d)

4.

Eye

e)

5.

Flower

3.

What Kanji is this: 山

a)

river

b)

mountain

c)

valley

d)

volcano

4.

What Kanji is this: 川

a)

valley

b)

ocean

c)

ground

d)

river

5.

Which Kanji represents 'fire'?

a)

b)

c)

d)

6.

Which Kanji represents 'forest'?

a)

b)

c)

d)

7.

Which Kanji represents 'mountain'?

a)

b)

c)

d)

8.

Which Kanji represents 'river'?

a)

b)

c)

d)

9.

Which Kanji represents 'tree'?

a)

b)

c)

d)

10.

Which Kanji represents 'water'?

a)

b)

c)

d)

11.

Which Kanji is this: 車

(hint: we saw this in week 2, but have not learnt to write it)

a)
vehicle
b)
mouth
c)
mountain
d)
river
12.

Which Kanji represents 'morning'?

a)

 早

b)

 昼

c)

 夕

d)

 朝

13.

What Kanji is this: 見

a)

two

b)

watch (to watch something)

c)

tree

d)

eat (to eat something)

14.

What Kanji is this: 耳

a)

ear

b)

eye

c)

sun

d)

moon

15.

What Kanji is this: 口

a)

ear

b)

tunnel

c)

eye

d)

mouth

16.

What Kanji is this: 四

a)

12

b)

21

c)

3

d)

4

17.

What Kanji is this: 目

a)

towel rack

b)

ear

c)

eye

d)

shoulder

18.

What Kanji is this: 十

a)

7

b)

10

c)

9

d)

4

19.

What Kanji is this?

a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
10
20.

What Kanji is this?

a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
21.

What Kanji is this?

a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
22.

What Kanji is this?

a)
4
b)
5
c)
8
d)
6
23.

What Kanji is this?

a)
4
b)
5
c)
8
d)
9
24.

What Kanji is this?

a)
5
b)
6
c)
7
d)
8
25.

What Kanji is this?

a)
6
b)
10
c)
7
d)
9
26.

What Kanji is this?

a)
6
b)
8
c)
2
d)
10
27.

What Kanji is this?

a)
6
b)
7
c)
8
d)
9
28.

What Kanji is this?

a)
7
b)
8
c)
9
d)
10
29.

What is this kanji? 日

a)

Day

b)

Mum

c)

Four

d)

Mountain

30.

What is this kanji? 本

a)

Ham

b)

Dad

c)

Ten

d)

Book/origin

31.

What is this kanji? 日本

a)

Japan

b)

Sun origin

c)

Sun book

d)

China

32.

What is this kanji? 日本語

a)

Japanese person

b)

Japan

c)

Sun language

d)

Japanese language

33.

What Kanji represents 'gold'?

a)

b)

c)

d)

34.

日 (the day of Sun) means.......

(hint: don't think too hard on this)

a)

Monday

b)

Tuesday

c)

Firday

d)

Sunday

35.

HARD: What is the kanji for `flower viewing'?

(hint: this is a combination of two kanjis you have learnt this term)

a)

花火

b)

c)

花見

d)

話し

36.

Which Kanji is this: 聞

a)

listen (to listen to something)

b)

ear

c)

eyes

d)

watch (to watch something)

37.
a)

flower

b)
car
c)
water
d)
time
38.

How many Japanese alphabets are there?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

39.

The Hiragana alphabet is used for English words

a)
True
b)
False
40.

The Katakana alphabet is written with sharp lines and corners

a)
True
b)
False
41.

Kanji represents:

a)

Ideas or pictures

b)

English words

c)

the basic alphabet

d)

sounds

42.

Where did Kanji originate from?

a)

Japan

b)

Korea

c)

China

d)

Australia

43.

How has Kanji changed over time?

(hint: there are 3 correct answers)

a)

The pronunciations have adapted to include Japanese (kunyomi) and Chinese (onyomi) pronunciations

b)

Modern kanji is more simplified compared to its historical counterparts

c)

The hiragana and katakana alphabets come from traditional kanji

d)

It hasn't changed in over 100 years

44.

Which is the correct stroke order for the Kanji: 日

a)

b)

c)

d)

45.

Which is the correct stroke order for the Kanji: 月

a)

b)

c)

d)

46.

Which is the correct stroke order for the Kanji: 木

a)

b)

c)

d)

47.

Which is the correct stroke order for the Kanji: 口

a)

b)

c)

d)

48.

Which is the correct stroke order for the Kanji: 目

a)

b)

c)

d)

49.

Which is the correct stroke order for the Kanji: 二

a)

b)

c)

d)