Have you been keeping up with my Japanese study posts this week? Test your knowledge and see what you’ve retained with this quiz!
Question One: What does the underlined word mean in English?
4月は外に出かけたら、雨具を持って行った方がいいと思う。
A) a poncho
B) a helmet
C) rain gear
D) snow boots
The answer is… (click me)
C) rain gear! We read this Kanji compound word as such: 雨具・あまぐ・amagu
Question Two: How do we read the following Kanji compound word using hiragana?
” 左右 “
A) ひだりみぎ
B) しゃゆ
C) さゆう
D) みぎひだり
The answer is… (click me)
C) さゆう
Question Three: Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.
目を覚ましたら、____が夢だったと分かりました。
A) 一切
B) 一着
C) 右側
D) 右足
The answer is… (click me)
A) 一切
Question Four: What is the English meaning of the following Kanji compound word?
” 一流 “
A) According to plan
B) One stream
C) (something) flowing
D) First-class
The answer is… (click me)
D) First-class. We read this Kanji compound word as: いちりゅう・ichiryuu
Question Five: What is the English meaning of the underlined word?
サッカーで右足を怪我した。
A) Left leg
B) Left arm
C) Right arm
D) Right leg
The answer is… (click me)
D) Right leg. We read this Kanji compound word as: みぎあし・migiashi
And that’s it for this quiz! Did you get all five correct? Let me know in the comments!

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