Kanken is the kanji kentei (a kanji proficiency test intended for native speakers, with 12 possible levels) I signed up for Kanken level 5 (it covers the kyouiku kanji, the 1006 taught in elementary school). It’ll take place in June. I doubt I’ll pass, even though I know 95%+ of the kanji tested at…

頑張って！ About a month left till the test? (It looks like you must be spending a crazy amount of time studying!)

A little more, it’s in late June. In addition to WK, I spend 1 or 2 hours drilling 5th and 6th grade kanji daily. I take a practice test, which takes an hour, every other day or so. I love kanji!

Whoa! That is a lot of study time! Do you also find that being in Japan helps since you are exposed to kanji “in the wild” more often? From the examples, I see that you also have to have a decent vocabulary and grammar skills. Do you spend devoted time studying that, too? (The forum is sending …

It definitely helps to be in Japan. I have conversations with my girlfriend and spend time watching Japanese TV, and I don’t really consider those study time, but that’s basically what they are. I spent a long time studying Japanese before this recent Kanken binge.

So the test was today. It was at 大手前大学 in Nishinomiya. I got there about an hour early and killed some time at the nearby McDonald’s. There were about 130 people taking level 5 at my location, and about 95% or more looked like elementary school students, as I expected. There were a handful of adul…

Here’s the test. [image] [image]

Thanks for all the updates and the scans! It’s been neat being able to follow the chronicle of your experience.

Really looking forward to hearing how you did! When do you find out?

[image] VegasVed: Really looking forward to hearing how you did! When do you find out? We were told that it takes about 30 days for the results to be available online. So, probably in about a week and a half.

I passed! The online result checker thing just says 合格おめでとうございます with no details, so I’ll have to wait another week or so to receive the score details and the certificate. I’m super excited to also have found out that the Kanken is offered as a computer-based test as well, which you can take basica…

Anyone tried Kanken?

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Leebo June 18, 2017, 11:40pm 60

Here’s the test.

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