
Test your knowledge of Japanese kanji with fun and engaging quizzes.
Start QuizA beginner-friendly quiz on some of the most basic Japanese kanji and their meanings. It's made up of 7 multiple-choice questions, each with one correct answer — no prior study needed, just match each character to what it means. Perfect if you're taking your first steps into kanji and want a gentle, confidence-building start.
Many of the oldest kanji started life as tiny pictures. The character for "mountain" is a little row of three peaks, and the one for "river" is a set of lines flowing downstream like water. Once you learn to see the picture inside the character, these early kanji stop looking like abstract squiggles and start feeling almost impossible to forget.
Take on all 7 questions and see how many kanji meanings you already know!