Your first kanji
1.[1p] A kanji standing on its own as a whole word usually takes which kind of reading?
A kanji standing on its own as a whole word usually takes which kind of reading?
The answer is: the kun reading
The answer is: the kun reading
The answer is: the kun reading
2.[1p] Write the reading of 山 when it stands alone as the ordinary word for mountain.
Write the reading of 山 when it stands alone as the ordinary word for mountain.
3.[1p] Write the reading of 川 when it stands alone as the word for river.
Write the reading of 川 when it stands alone as the word for river.
4.[2p] 日 plus 本 makes the name of the country. Write its reading in hiragana.
日 plus 本 makes the name of the country. Write its reading in hiragana.
5.[3p] Write the reading of 大学生 in hiragana.
Write the reading of 大学生 in hiragana.
6.[2p] Write the reading of 先生 in hiragana.
Write the reading of 先生 in hiragana.
7.[1p] Two or more kanji packed together are usually read with their on readings.
Two or more kanji packed together are usually read with their on readings.
The answer is: True
8.[2p] Why does a single kanji have both an on reading and a kun reading?
Why does a single kanji have both an on reading and a kun reading?
The answer is: the Chinese pronunciation was borrowed alongside the native Japanese word for the same meaning
The answer is: the Chinese pronunciation was borrowed alongside the native Japanese word for the same meaning
The answer is: the Chinese pronunciation was borrowed alongside the native Japanese word for the same meaning
9.[3p] Match each kanji with its meaning.
Match each kanji with its meaning.
人
田
中
先
rice field
person
middle, inside
ahead, previous
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人: person 田: rice field 中: middle, inside 先: ahead, previous
10.[3p] Match each number kanji with its on reading.
Match each number kanji with its on reading.
三
六
八
十
さん
はち
ろく
じゅう
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三: さん 六: ろく 八: はち 十: じゅう
11.[2p] The hiragana tail after a kanji, as in 読みます, has a name. Write it in hiragana.
The hiragana tail after a kanji, as in 読みます, has a name. Write it in hiragana.
12.[2p] Write the polite form of the verb "to write" in kana only, as it is read.
Write the polite form of the verb "to write" in kana only, as it is read.
13.[2p] Which reading does 本 take in the surname やまもと?
Which reading does 本 take in the surname やまもと?
The answer is: もと
The answer is: もと
The answer is: もと
14.[1p] Personal names mix on and kun readings freely, so an unfamiliar surname can stump a native speaker.
Personal names mix on and kun readings freely, so an unfamiliar surname can stump a native speaker.
The answer is: True