I took 漢検 yesterday. ９級. It was four pages, and the first three pages were a cake walk. Those first three pages were question types: Kanji→hiragana, stroke count, stroke completion, related kanji, two-readings for same kanji… I think that’s everything. The last page was where I had to write kanji, and I definitely fell off a cliff. I’d practiced probably half of the level 9 kanji. I think maybe I got 30% of the last page right. I will say that the first three pages, where everything felt easy, was almost a direct result of using wanikani (I guess really only the stroke count wasn’t) Pretty cool stuff.
What format did you take it in, online/test center CBT/in person paper test? I’ve only taken it by CBT so far and will probably do the same next time as well but always curious about the differences
I guess I don’t know what CBT is? I took it in person on paper. There’s a small Japanese school here in Tucson that has offered it every year for many years. I was told that it’s the last year they’re going to offer it, so I don’t know how/where I’d take it in the future. There were around 7 people taking levels 8, 9, 10, and then there were 4 people taking higher levels.
Do you have any sense of how long it takes to get a result if you’re taking the paper version outside Japan?
Computer based testing at a test centre compared to the paper test. I didn’t realise you’d taken it overseas, there’s more options for taking it here in Japan.
I think I’ve seen that it takes 1-1.5 months for results from the physical test here in Japan, so I’d imagine that plus an extra week-ish for overseas? But don’t quote me on that
Hey
Yes this is me Squigly here. I passed 2kyuu back in 2025.
I just wanted to let know that i’ll be taking the 2kyuu again this October but this time i’m going for a manten score. 
I’ve been able to successfully get a manten a few times but there is always one problem that usually gets me. The 同音異義語 and the 熟語構成.
To those that ask me, no where i’m at i cant take j1k.
Time to plan to move to Japan 
I’m a college student. If I study abroad OR transfer, yes i’m definitely going to take it.