Kanji for Japanese Language Proficiency Test level 4

Emergency Passport _* Japanese Script started out as a project geared towards JLPT 4 kanji, but has been upgraded to GCSE level.  The first section contains

• The current JLPT 4 kanji
• Other ‘discretionary’ kanji which has been in JLPT 4 exams recent years
• Building block’ kanji to help you with compounds which includes it
• Remaining top 30 most frequently used kanji
• A handful of other kanji useful to students (e.g. 曜 for writing dates)

Support vocabulary in section 1 generally just uses kanji included within section 1

There is an accompanying language grammar book in preparation, which is based on the JLPT 4 vocabulary and which is not polluted by kanji which has not been introduced here. It makes extensive use of section 1 kanji to promote fluency in reading these.

The UK exam level for each is shown on the bottom right of each page of the book, most section 1 kanji is GSCE, with a few AS and A2 instances.  Also shown here is the school year at which the kanji is taught to Japanese school children.  If you are using the printed version, to find kanji quickly you can flick through by ID number or glyph which are shown in the page corners.

The Japanese Language Proficiency Test is the international standard for accessing skills in the language. Beginners start at level 4, which is estimated to require at least 150 hours of study.  It is held once every year, on the first Sunday of December.

There are 103 kanji currently listed JLPT 4, (this has changed from 80 in earlier years). These are covered in the first kanji section, in addition to kanji which have been appeared in exams recently but not on the current list, (but may be more likely to reappear in the future).

The data for level JLPT3 and higher is recent but not current. Be aware that a few of the kanji in an exam may selected at the discretion of exam compilers, and so not in the prescribed lists

The exam is in three parts:

1: Kanji and Vocabulary - 100 points

Around 40 questions on kanji and vocabulary. You need to identify the right kanji, select the correct kana reading; and choosing the most appropriate word for a given sentence.

2: Listening Comprehension - 100 points

The first section involves identifying the correct picture from a selection of four, based on a recorded conversation; in section two, four possible answers are given orally.

3: Reading Comprehension and Grammar - 200 points

Around 25 questions on grammatical constructions, and 25 on reading comprehension.

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