ChiramiHow many kanji do you know?
Pick the meaning of each kanji, or tap I don't know. The test starts with the easiest kanji and moves up a level while you're doing well, so it takes about three minutes. No sign-up, and nothing is saved.
- Up to 35 questions, from N5 up to N1, and fewer if you're just starting out.
- Four meanings each, and I don't know when you don't: a guess only blurs the result.
- At the end: about how many of the 2,136 jōyō kanji you know, and where to start.
- N5
- N4
- N3
- N2
- N1
What does this kanji mean?
How the test works
Chirami's levels hold all 2,136 jōyō kanji, the kanji Japan's government lists for everyday use, from N5 (the easiest) to N1. The test asks a few kanji from each level, picked at random, starting at N5. It moves up while you get most of them right (4 of 6 at N5, 5 of 7 at N4, and so on), and stops at the first level where you don't.
Then it adds up an estimate: for each level, the share you got right times the number of kanji in it. Levels after the one where it stopped count as zero, so if you know a few harder kanji, the real number is a little higher. It's a rough guide from a short test, not a JLPT result.
| Level | Kanji | Questions |
|---|---|---|
| N5 | 80 | 6 |
| N4 | 204 | 7 |
| N3 | 507 | 8 |
| N2 | 288 | 6 |
| N1 | 1,057 | 8 |
The levels follow common unofficial lists: the JLPT hasn't published official kanji lists since 2010. How many kanji do you need?