kanji kentei – level 9

The kanji kentei is the official test for native Japanese speakers.

lv. 9: 2nd grade (7-year olds)

math

万まん – 10,000番ばん – number in a series点てん – decimal point, spot
組くみ – set (of items)回かい – -times

visual arts

色いろ – color黃き – yellow黒くろ – black
画くえがく – brush-stroke; picture絵え – picture, painting
図るはかる – map, drawing, plan

animals

毛け – fur羽はね – feather肉にく – meat
角つの – horn, antlers馬うま – horse牛うし – cow
魚さかな – fish鳥とり – bird, chicken鳴くなく – chirp, bark, honk

parts of the body

体からだ – body心こころ – heart, mind, spirit
頭あたま – head顔かお – face首くび – neck

school

数かず – number, math理ことわり – logic, reason
答えこたえ – solution, answer算さん – calculation, counting
教えるおしえる – to teach知るしる – to know

plants

茶ちゃ – tea麦むぎ – barley, wheat米こめ – rice, USA, meter

adjectives

丸まる – round, whole同じおなじ – same; agree, equal
長いながい – long多いおおい – many, much; frequent
明るいあかるい – bright, light高いたかい – tall, expensive
少しすこし – few, little太いふとい – plump, thick
楽しいたのしい – fun

adjectives – opposites

広いひろい – wide細いほそい – narrow
強いつよい – strong弱いよわい – weak, frail
新しいあたらしい – new古いふるい – old
近いちかい – near遠いとおい – far

person

親おや – parent父ちち – father母はは – mother
兄あに – older brother姉おね – older sister友とも – friend
弟おとうと – younger brother妹いもうと – younger sister公おおやけ – prince; public
才さい – genius, years old

time

今いま – now時とき, じ – hour; time分ふん – minute; part
元もと – beginning, origin週しゅう – week曜よう – weekday

time – periods of the day

朝あさ – morning午うま – noon昼ひる – noon夜よる – night

time – seasons

冬ふゆ – winter夏なつ – summer春はる – spring秋あき – autumn

verbs

合うあう – to fit, join会うあう – to meet
交わるまじわる – to mingle, mixing切るきる – to cut, be sharp
引くひく – to pull, jerk計るはかる – to measure
当たるあたる – to hit; right作るつくる – to make, build
晴れるはれる – to clear up食べるたべる – to eat
止めるやめる – to quit用いるもちいる – to use
買うかう – to buy売るうる – to sell
思うおもう – to think考えるかんがえる – to think about

verbs – language

聞くきく – to listen言ういう – to say
話すはなす – to talk語るたかる – to talk about
読むよむ – to read
書くかく – to write記すしるす – to write down

verbs – motion

来るくる – to come行くいく – to go帰るかえる – to return
走るはしる – to run歩くあるく – to walk止まるとまる – to stop
通るとおる – to go by

Earth

地し, じ – ground, Earth原はら – prairie; primitive岩いわ – boulder, rock; cliff
谷たに – valley野の – plain; field

sky

星ほし – star, spot, mark風かぜ – wind, air, style
雪ゆき – snow雲くも – cloud電でん – electricity

water

海うみ – sea池いけ – pond, cistern汽き – vapor, steam

space

場ば – location, place前まえ – in front; before半はん – half, middle
後うしろ、まえ – behind; later外そと, がい – outside間かん – interval

cardinal directions

北きた – North南みなみ – South方ほう – direction
東ひがし – East西にし – West; Spain

architecture

内うち – house, home; inside家いえ – house, home室むろ – room, apt., chamber
寺てら – Buddhist temple工ろう – craft, work市いち – market; city, town
店みせ – store, shop戸と – door門かど, もん – gate
園その, えん – park, garden道みち – road, street里っさと – hometown
社やしろ – company; shrine

man-made

国くに – country京きょう – capital科か – depart., section
台だい, たい – pedestal, stand紙かみ – paper
矢や – dart, arrow刀かたな – sword, knife弓ゆみ – bow (archery, violin)
船ふね – ship, boat

nature

光ひかり – ray, light声こえ – voice歌うた – song

other

何なに – what形かた – shape, form毎ごと, まい – every
活いきる – lively, living直ちにただちに – honesty, fix, repair
線せん – line, track自じ – self-