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[For Elementary School Students] Brain Teasers with Wordplay! An Engaging Collection of Fun Problems
Let’s have fun boosting our thinking skills with brain-teasing character puzzles! As you work your way toward the answers, these witty character riddles are packed with “I get it!” and “So that’s why!” moments of inspiration.
Changing the shapes of kanji, combining characters, and engaging your imagination all help activate your brain.
Spend a smile-filled quiz time thinking together as a family.
Why not peek into the world of character wit puzzles that even adults can’t help but get absorbed in?
[For Elementary School Students] Brain Teasers with Trick Letters! A Fun Puzzle Collection You Can Get Hooked On (1–10)
Tonchi moji uresu
See the answer
Waitress
There are eight instances of the hiragana “う,” so let’s start by dealing with that first! The number 8 is read “hachi,” and in English it’s “eight.” If you kind of mash those together, the letters “weight” emerge. Then just combine that with “less.” The answer is “waitress,” the person at a restaurant who brings you drinks and food.
punny characters (bad)
The first question from a roughly 8-minute problem set! How about using spare moments, break time, or fun time with family and friends to face off with these questions? A buzzer-beater format or racing to see who gets the right answer fastest would be exciting, too.
Among the other questions, there are not only text-based ones but also illustration problems.
Keep your mind flexible and think from different angles to figure out what words they can be converted into.
There’s a 20-second time limit until the hint appears, and from there you get an additional 30 seconds to answer.
It’s nice that you can take your time to think, isn’t it?
Tontchi-moji Riūn
Pay attention to the color of the letters and the angle of the characters, too! Depending on how you think and look at it, some of you might figure out the answer right away.
This time, the key is that colored characters appear! What do the blue “り,” the black “う,” and the black but left-leaning “ん” represent? If you want to find the answer on your own without relying on hints, try pausing the video and giving it a shot.
A familiar word might come to mind.
Tonti-moji, feeling fine
Let’s think simply! There’s no need to combine letters—focus on the angle of the word to reach the answer.
good mood
If you look at the angle of the characters, they don’t seem straight.
If you describe that appearance in words, you’ll likely get the answer right away! If you find yourself overthinking it, relax and take a look at the hint.
With the hint in mind, look back at the puzzle and you might go, “I see!” and feel refreshed.
Please feel free to give it a try.
Witty characters Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti
Once you get it, it feels so satisfying! This is a word puzzle with a clever twist, but until you find the answer, you might feel your heart race, get flustered, or even worry, “I don’t get it…” Still, if you calm down and think it through carefully, you might figure it out! It also helps develop your ability to observe how the letters change.
This time, the characters “Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti” are shown, with a single “ka” displayed underneath.
It also looks like the sizes of the displayed characters change!
Paronomastic characters — things
A unique puzzle where characters move and combine! The charm of these witty character puzzles is that even kanji or letters that don’t actually exist can somehow lead you to the answer if you change your perspective.
This time, the kanji “物” and the katakana “イ” come as a set! The placement of the characters is also an important point.
If you can’t figure out the answer, try relying on the hint displayed in the lower right.
You might find that characters you couldn’t read suddenly become readable.
Wordplay character: insect
Let’s try a quiz you can enjoy alone or with a group.
There’s just one question, and the time limit is 30 seconds.
As the clock ticks down, you’ll get hints—use them to help you along.
The key is to think flexibly and consider rewording letters and appearances.
It’s the kind of puzzle that makes you say, “Ah, I get it!” when you reach the answer.
As you proceed, the appearance of the character for “insect” (虫) will change.
Focus on that as you think it through.