The levels haven’t increased since 2012 I think. The philosophy behind it is that by the point you reach level 60, it’s better to start learning kanji by reading and immersing yourself in the language. If you want to see what N1 kanji are excluded, here’s a list:
Summary
Missing JLPT N1 kanji
丑,丙,丞,亘,亥,亦,亨,伍,伶,伽,但,佑,侃,侑,侯,倖,倣,倭,偲,儒,允,冴,冶,凜,凪,凱,勁,勅,勺,匁,匡,卯,厘,叡,只,叶,吏,啄,喬,嗣,嚇,圭,塑,墾,壱,奎,嫡,孟,宏,宥,宵,寅,尭,峻,崚,嵩,嵯,嶺,巌,巳,巴,巽,弐,弘,彗,彦,彪,彬,怜,恕,悌,惇,惟,惣,愁,慧,抄,捷,捺,敦,斥,於,旭,旺,昂,昴,晃,晋,晏,晟,晨,暉,暢,朋,朔,朕,李,杜,柊,柚,柾,栗,桂,桐,梢,梧,棺,椋,椰,椿,楊,楠,楼,榛,槙,槻,樺,橘,檀,欣,欽,毅,毬,汐,洲,洵,洸,浩,淳,渚,渥,滉,漱,澪,濫,熙,燎,燦,燿,爵,爾,猪,玖,玲,琉,琢,琳,瑚,瑳,瑶,甫,畝,痘,皐,皓,眸,硝,碧,碩,磯,祐,禄,禎,秦,稀,稔,稜,穣,窯,竣,笙,笹,箇,紗,紘,紬,絃,絢,綜,綸,繕,繭,翁,翠,耀,耗,耶,肇,肢,胤,脩,脹,舜,艶,芙,芹,苑,茄,茅,茉,莞,菖,菫,萩,蒔,蓉,蔦,蕉,蕗,薪,薫,蘭,虞,蚕,衷,衿,袈,裟,褐,詔,詢,誼,諄,謁,謄,賜,賦,赳,辰,迪,逐,逓,遵,邑,郁,酉,采,銑,錘,附,雛,霞,鞠,韻,頌,頒,馨,魁,鮎,鯛,鳳,鴻,鵬,鷹,麟,麿,黎,黛Missing Joyo kanji
Grade 6: 蚕
Grade 9: 丙,乞,但,侯,侶,倣,僅,儒,冥,冶,刹,剥,勃,勅,勾,厘,吏,咽,唾,喩,嗅,嗣,嘲,嚇,堆,塑,塞,填,墾,壱,妬,嫉,嫡,宵,弄,弐,彙,怨,恣,惧,愁,慄,憬,戚,抄,拉,拭,挫,捗,捻,摯,斑,斥,旺,昧,曖,曽,朕,柵,柿,桁,梗,棺,楷,楼,毀,氾,汎,沃,淫,溺,潰,濫,煎,爵,玩,璧,璽,瓦,畏,畝,畿,痕,痘,瘍,硝,稽,窟,窯,箇,箋,籠,綻,緻,繕,繭,罵,羞,翁,耗,肘,股,肢,腎,腫,腺,膳,臆,臼,舷,艶,苛,萎,葛,蓋,蔽,薪,薫,虞,衷,裾,褐,訃,詔,詣,詮,諧,謁,謄,貌,貪,賜,賦,踪,辣,逐,逓,遡,遵,醒,采,釜,錮,附,韻,頒,頓,頬,顎,餅,餌,骸,麓,麺
Missing Frequent Kanji
Top 1001-1500: 弘,彦,李,浩,菱,煕,宏,幌,曽,梶,渕,旭,磯,孜,盧
Top 1501-2000: 趙,筑,萩,葛,栗,篠,俣,淵,辰,霞,柏,辻,淳,荻,嶋,桂,晋,晃,桐,鷹,畿,猪,紘,敦,磐,祐,鵬,亘,鄭,芦,笹,柿,釧,腎,釜,毅,嶌,稔,函,鴨,樋,楊,椿,厘,圭,倶,堺,薫,瓦,窪,雀,畠,挫,伍,蘭,蒲,秦,茅,粕,冨,湘,灘,獅,姜,郁,鷲,楠,芥,其,玲,肇,榎,劉,幡,諏,亨,逓,痕,嶺,喬,崔,琵,琶,聯,蘇,寅,洲,樽,樺,槙,薩,巌,麹,峻,哨
Top 2001-2500: 炒,屏,槻,汎,梁,琢,箕,芭,逗,苫,楢,蕉,兜,琉,朋,姑,僑,奄,臼,橘,漱,桧,宋,苑,巽,杜,翁,藝,欣,窯,魏,篇,此,峯,巴,禎,菩,檜,稜,牟,榊,錫,荏,惧,倭,廟,銚,魁,薮,鴻,於,赳,逢,凧,鵜,庵,膳,萬,禄,孟,鴈,狼,嫡,尖,翫,嶽,尭,怨,卿,已,嚇,巳,暢,腫,粟,燕,韻,綴,埴,餅,魯,硝,牡,勅,芹,迦,棺,儒,鳳,馨,斑,蔭,焉,慧,祇,摯,愁,鷺,楼,彬,袴,匡,苅,讃,尹,欽,薪,湛,堆,褐,鴎,瀋,挺,賜,嵯,雁,佃,綜,繕,狛,壷,橿,翠,鮎,播,榛,艶,帖,桶,惣,股,鞍,蔦,玩,萱,梯,雫,絆,湊,舵,渚,珂,煥,衷,逐,斥,稀,癌,峨,旛,篭,芙,詔,皐,雛,娼,篆,鮫,惟,牌,宕,佑,蒋,樟,耀,黛,櫛,渥,槍,宵,襄,惇,蛋,脩,笘,宍,甫,蚕,壕,囃,餌,簗,峙,粥,舘,銕,鄒,蜷,暉,捧,頒,只,肢,箏,檀,鵠,凱,彗,謄,諌,樫,牝,洛,醍,砦,丑,笏,蕨,噺,抒,嗣,隈,叶,汐,絢,嫉,朔,蔡,鍾,仇,伽,夷,恣,瞑,畝,抄,杭,寓,麺,裾,黎,坐,鍼,塙,冴,旺,葦,礒,咸,饗,歪,冥,偲,壱,韮,漕,杵,薔,膠,允,眞,蕃,呑,侯,碓,茗,麓,瀕,蒔,竪,稽,瘤,澤,溥,或,訃,矩,厦,冤,剥,舜,侠,杖,蓋,畏,汪,猷,搜,曼,附,彪,撚,噛,卯,桝,撫,但,溢,闊,藏,浙,彭,淘,剃,揃,徘,巷,竿,袁,舩,拭,頬,厨,犀,簑,皓,甦,洸,毬,檄,姚,蛭,叢,椙,轟,贋,洒,貰,儲,諜,鯛,蓼,甕,喘,怜,溜,邑,鉾,倣,碧,燈,煎,緻,槌,啄,穣,嗜,偕,罵,酉,蹄,頚,胚,牢,糞,悌,吊,楕,乞,嗅,詫,鱒,轍,惚,廣,藁,柚,舛,縞,謳,杞,鱗,繭,釘,弛,狸,壬,硯
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literally
苺
