In Japanese, there are about 2000 common Kanji. Kanji is arguably the most prominent part ofthe Japanese writing system. The elegant characters, originally adapted from Chinese, make upmost of the Japanese. You can see it written in books, magazines, on signs, and everywhere.Understanding kanji is elementary to fully comprehend the Japanese language and culture.So if you choose to learn Japanese, you definitely should gain a very good knowledge of Kanji.
There are 12 levels (levels 10 through 3, pre-2, 2, pre-1 and 1) with level 10 being the easiest and level 1 the most difficult. The test examines not only one's ability to read and write kanji, but also one's ability to understand their meanings, to use them correctly in sentences, and to identify their correct stroke order. Although the test was originally developed for native Japanese speakers, non-native speakers may also take the tests and pass it.[2][unreliable source?]
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For levels 10 through 8, the test is 40 minutes long; for levels 7 through 1, it is 60 minutes long. A minimal score of 70% is required to pass levels 7 through pre-2, and a score of 80% is required for levels 10 through 8, 2, pre-1, and 1.
Certificates of passing are awarded for each level of the test, and contain such information as the test taker's name, level, year, as well as the sequential number of the test (a single digit designator for regular paper tests held 3 times a year, or two digits for computer-based tests (CBT) held with higher frequency at more than 150 testing sites across Japan[12]).
A serial number for a paper based Kanji Kentei test consists of 11 digits, while the one for a CBT test - of 12, written in kanji characters:2 digits for the year (taken from the last two digits of the current year according to the Gregorian calendar, i.e. 2022 -> ), 1 or 2 digits for the sequential number of the test, 2 digits for the level, 6 digits for the individual number).
Here I wanted to share some Internet resources which I used as part of my long preparation for the test. Some of the resources below, are not limited to the 1st level of Kanken per se, and can be used for other levels OR for general reference (regardless of whether you are studying specifically for the test or not).
Although the Kanken test is formally about kanji, its scope is in no way limited only to knowing characters themselves, but it is a broad test of Japanese language abilities in terms of vocabulary, text comprehension and writing. Alongside with Nihongo Kentei it is very popular among Japanese native speakers to test their Japanese language abilities - and, if you are in Japan - nothing prevents you from trying TOO!
The kanji Kentei test is the ultimate kanji test. It's made for native Japanese speakers (that means it's tough) and has ten different levels, where level 10 is the easiest, and level 1 is the hardest. Here's a few interesting stat-shots regarding the Kanji Kentei test.
Just from those four points, we can gather a few interesting things. First, passing level 1 is really hard. "Real" tests aren't supposed to have pass rates this low (though, low pass rates for high-end tests seems to be a staple of Japanese test culture).
As you can see, level 8 suddenly gets a lot harder and you have to know a whole lot. 440 kanji almost doubles what you had before, and you have to know a lot about each kanji. Antonyms just add to the fire, and homonyms make it even worse.
Level 2 just adds the 284 kanji used in names. Many of these kanji are kanji that people know, but the hard part is knowing the reading of them (or knowing how to write them based off of the reading). For Japanese learners, knowing how to read names is one of the hardest advanced-level challenges (I'd say), and something I still have a ton of trouble with.
If you want to take the Kanji Kentei, then best of luck to you. No matter what level you take (as long as it's 7 or higher, anyways), it's surely going to be a fun little challenge. This test feels extremely Japanese in that it requires an incredible amount of memorization, and the person who studies the most is going to be the person who passes.
A big part of taking this test will be not just learning the kanji / words in context (that's the easiest and most useful thing to know) but the on'yomi and kun'yomi for all these kanji too. When kanji has multiple on'yomi, this starts adding up big time. Memorization, memorization, memorization.
The Tofugu article harps on the statistic that only 80% of native Japanese speakers pass levels 10 through 7, and the pass rates also vary as the test increases in difficulty (level 1 being the most difficult, with a pass rate usually less than 15%). Although mostly correct in that claim (see the exact pass/fail statistics below) this omits some crucial details. The people who took the test were not merely a random cross-section of the adult Japanese population. First, the ages of test-takers are not mentioned in the article. Second, there are no citations to support the claim that the 80% is made up of only native speakers.
Levels 10 through 5 are cleanly divided by what grade they are studied in elementary schools. This makes cutting out a study plan for them simple. You know that the characters that appear in the test will only be the ones from the grade level you are studying and below.
If you already speak and read Japanese as well as a Japanese 2nd grader, then with a month or two of study you, the reader (who I imagine is an adult with a college degree), could learn to write that same amount of kanji much more quickly than they could.
When I was a novice Japanese student, naturally I was drawn to the idea of learning to write kanji, the borrowed Chinese characters that make up much of Japanese written language. They look so cool! Few tattoo enthusiasts cut hiragana into themselves, but you can see kanji on arms, legs, backs, chests, and necks of people from every part of the world. I studied Spanish in high school but that used the same old boring alphabet as English does. Japanese offered the novelty of three entirely new scripts to learn!
In 2016, I passed level N1 of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. This was after about five years of studying Japanese. Yeah, I know, some people do it faster. Sowhatwannafightaboutit? Now that I had conquered the seemingly unreachable summit of the highest level of the JLPT, I looked around for new directions to take my Japanese study. Inspired by my main-man Dan Cohen, I took up learning how to write kanji in earnest about a year ago.
As I said above, I put in a solid year of near-daily practice of writing kanji by hand. At the beginning I just planned to study up to level 8 of Kanken to see if I like it and would decide after the test if I wanted to continue. I have to admit, after I took the test I genuinely wanted to continue. It felt good to study for and pass such a straightforward test. Plus, it allowed me to enjoy the novelty of writing kanji again. After taking level 8 in June, I took level 6 and 7 at the next testing day in October. Then I took level 5 in February. Because I could already read and understand all the kanji I was practicing, the whole enterprise was low stress and quite fun. Practicing for 30 minutes in the morning before work was something I looked forward to. I would have to pull myself away from it when the morning meetings started.
Select which grade Kanji you would like to learn/test yourself against. Grade 1 is the easiest. Each quiz contains 10 multiple choice questions, is randomly created and will be different each time you take it
The Kanji Data used in these tests is provided courtesy of a download from the KANJIDIC/KANJD212 Project - thanks dudes! The grade levels are as specified by the Japanese Ministry of Education for kanji that are to be taught in elementary school (according to the notes on the Kanjidic website)
The RKCE has three levels: basic, intermediate, and advanced. Each level is further divided into six stages for basic (B6-B1), seven for intermediate students (IA-IG), and seven for advanced students (AA-AG). Depending on your skill level, learning progress and your area of specialization, you can choose the appropriate level, stage and area. Students must sit for each test in sequence. If you start from B4, you cannot take B2 unless you pass B3.
The levels, stages or areas cannot be changed after you submit the applicatoin form and receive the study materials. If you are absent from or cancel the exam, or when you fail the last exam, upon the next application, you have to apply from the limited levels, stages and areas as following.
Even if you can understand a sentence that you read or hear if you take time to think about it, it is impossible to communicate with others in real life if you cannot understand the meaning in real time. Because the objective of this test is to estimate the skills that examinees can actually use in real life, the sentences/phrases may seem slightly difficult to hear or the response time too short, but if you have sufficient Japanese language ability, you should have no difficulty hearing the sentence/phrase and should find the response time to be sufficient.
A sentence is displayed on the screen. Within the sentence is a blank space enclosed in brackets. At the same time as the sentence appears on the screen, it is also read aloud. As you listen to the sentence being read aloud, select the kanji character that goes in the brackets from the four answer options. Response time is very short.
Even if you can understand a kanji word that you read or can visualize the kanji character for a word that you hear if you take time to think about it, it is impossible to utilize your knowledge effectively in real life if you cannot understand it immediately. Because this test was devised with the objective of estimating the kanji vocabulary that examinees can actually use in real life, the response time may seem slightly too short for reading a sentence/phrase while listening to it being spoken, but if you have sufficient Japanese language ability, you should find the response time to be sufficient. 2351a5e196
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