Kanji Kentei

The Japan Kanji Aptitude Test (日本漢字能力検定, Nihon Kanji Nōryoku Kentei^?) is a test of one's knowledge of kanji. The test is more commonly known as the Kanji Kentei (漢字検定^?), or the shorter Kanken (漢検^?). The test is administered by the Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Public Interest Foundation (日本漢字能力検定協会, Nihon Kanji Nōryoku Kentei Kyōkai^?)

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, it also examines one's ability to understand their meanings, 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.

Native speakers pass levels 10 through 7 at better than an 80% rate, whereas level 1 is so difficult that fewer than two thousand people take it each time it is offered, and fewer than 15% of those pass.

For levels 10 through 8, the test is 40 minutes long. For levels 7 through 1, it is 60 minutes long. A 70% score is required to pass levels 7 through pre-2, and an 80% score is required for levels 2, pre-1 and 1.

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