Talk:JLPT Guide/JLPT N5 Kanji

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Does anybody know if this is an official list? If so, where does it come from? All the JLPT sources I've ever seen simply say that "about 100" kanji are required for level 4. --Auximines 09:53, 9 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Yes, there is an official Test Content Specification that was revised in 2002. Before 2002, Level 4 contained 80 kanji. Since 2002, it contains 103. So this list is currently over 4 years old. The Test Content Specification book contains all the kanji lists. Note that they also state that up to 20% of the kanji used in the test may not be in the list. To be honest, I can't see much point in maintaining yet another version of the list - especially in a Wiki like this. Wikis cannot provide the features and convenience of web pages like http://www.jlptstudy.com and http://www.jlpt-kanji.com... even though jlpt-kanji's lists are also out of date.

Not that official, but still very handy
None of the 103 kanji are irrelevant. Please ignore any advice to the contrary and study all 103, as they may all appear on the exam.

JLPT Kanji
What about this site: http://www.jlpt-kanji.com/ ?

hitori
I think "alone" is 独り, and that 一人 means "one person".. Only when you say "一人で", then it can mean alone. Can someone confirm this..?

82.81.220.241 19:32, 21 October 2005 (UTC)


 * Hmm... the differences between them is not significant and 一人で is widely used for both meanings these days. Nebertheless, 独りで might imply "by(for?) oneself" or "using his own power, without help by others" (= 独力で), whereas 一人で can mean both("by oneself" or just "alone"). Also note that hiragana ひとりで is also used sometimes (google, and you'll see). I feel a relatively strong lonliness in the kanji "独" while not in ひとり nor 一人 (they are "plain"). In fact, (as you know perhaps) "loneliness" is translated as 孤独(感)(kodoku(kan)). Or you might prefer 独占 for "monopoly". HTH. - Marsian / talk 11:39, 22 October 2005 (UTC)

Other sources of kanji
This site has some excel sheets of kanji (inc. kanji, kana & meaning in english), and a .utf file at. Are either of these complete?

onyomi/kunyomi
This may be overkill the way this site is designed, but the kanji dictionaries I've seen give onyomi pronunciations in katakana, and kunyomi in hiragana. I don't know how to change the entire table, but it might be nice if someone else could. -Matt Grimes

That's my experience, but since the readings are in separate columns there is already a way to distinguish between the two. Therefore I do not think it is a problem of great importance. But if somebody has some free time on their hands… --Holizz

This is not universal. Unless there is some pressing need, why not focus on other areas of the JLPT pages? --Astrochicken (talk) 07:06, 30 November 2010 (UTC)

Needs moving
The test has been rescaled, and the old level 4 (that this page name references) has become level N5. The new name should be something like "JLPT Guide/JLPT N5 Vocabulary". Anyone opposed? --Astrochicken (talk) 06:56, 30 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Page was moved, thanks! --Astrochicken (talk) 23:18, 30 November 2010 (UTC)

Removing romaji
We list the onyomi and kunyomi in kana and romaji, which is redundant. Kana is the standard way of showing the reading, and the test taker must learn it anyway, so is removing the romaji fine? --Astrochicken (talk) 04:23, 2 December 2010 (UTC)