# Kanken 2026 **URL:** \ **Category:** Kanji\ **Created:** [February 1, 2026, 5:05pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/kanken-2026/73447 "2026-02-01T17:05:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![equant](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/equant/32/740582_2.png) [@equant](https://community.wanikani.com/u/equant)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2026, 5:05pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/kanken-2026/73447/1 "2026-02-01T17:05:10Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![Malinkal](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/malinkal/32/712425_2.png) [@Malinkal](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Malinkal)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2026, 1:57am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/kanken-2026/73447/2 "2026-02-03T01:57:12Z")
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 ---
**Author:** ![equant](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/equant/32/740582_2.png) [@equant](https://community.wanikani.com/u/equant)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2026, 1:36pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/kanken-2026/73447/3 "2026-02-03T13:36:23Z")
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? ---
**Author:** ![Malinkal](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/malinkal/32/712425_2.png) [@Malinkal](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Malinkal)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2026, 1:44pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/kanken-2026/73447/4 "2026-02-03T13:44:08Z")
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 ---
**Author:** ![squigly17](https://cdck-file-uploads-global.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wanikanicommunity/original/3X/f/d/fd4c154120954695f788402f3bcf4e616499bc2d.png) [@squigly17](https://community.wanikani.com/u/squigly17)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2026, 4:17am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/kanken-2026/73447/5 "2026-09-01T04:17:32Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![downtimes](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/downtimes/32/790700_2.png) [@downtimes](https://community.wanikani.com/u/downtimes)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2026, 5:54am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/kanken-2026/73447/6 "2026-09-01T05:54:23Z")
> [@squigly17](#): > > no where i’m at i cant take j1k. Time to plan to move to Japan 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![squigly17](https://cdck-file-uploads-global.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wanikanicommunity/original/3X/f/d/fd4c154120954695f788402f3bcf4e616499bc2d.png) [@squigly17](https://community.wanikani.com/u/squigly17)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2026, 7:08pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/kanken-2026/73447/7 "2026-09-01T19:08:34Z")
I’m a college student. If I study abroad OR transfer, yes i’m definitely going to take it.