How are the kanji in vocab ordered?

[Leebo]

@ruminzal

Also, now that you’ve mentioned it, what do people take the Kanji Kentei for? I understand the JLPT is often used for jobs, but the Kanji Kentei (from Google), seems a little intense for that. Is it like a GRE type item for academics?

I personally started taking it because it’s fun, and to push myself to go farther in my kanji studies.

Anyone tried Kanken?

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 that level, I’m woefully short on writing practice. Just curious if anyone else had given it a shot.

Most Japanese people who take some kind of Kanken level do so to improve their chances of getting some kind of job, or getting into a school.