Thursday, March 13, 2014

The Japanese Kanji Aptitude Test ・ 日本漢字能力検験


This is an example from the easiest (first year) paper
There is a good Wikipedia article about The Japanese Kanji Aptitude Test but it does not mention that in order to use the Japanese website and use the free resources your Kanji reading skills need to be very good already.

So if you would like to try out the different levels of free practice papers here is some help -

Year 1  少学校 Primary School(10 級)
Question Paper  this is the link to open the question pdf
Answer Paper this is the link to open the answer pdf
Link for practice books for all levels

Year 2  少学校
Question Paper 
Answer Paper

Year 3 少学校
Question Paper 
Answer Paper

Year 4 少学校
Question Paper 
Answer Paper

Year 5 少学校
Question Paper 
Answer Paper

Year 6 中学校 Middle School, Secondary School
Question Paper 
Answer Paper

Year 7   中学校 
Question Paper 
Answer Paper

Year 8  高学校 High School
Question Paper 
Answer Paper

Year 9  高学校 ・ 大学 High School and University
Question Paper 
Answer Paper

Year 10  大学 University(1級)
These questions are very difficult!
Question Paper
Answer Paper

Question Paper
Answer Paper

The official practice books are available on Amazon, but I think only from Amazon.jp