JLPT 1 Kanji collection, the first one hundred words
2016-04-12
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The JPLT (Japanese Language Proficiency Test) was started in 1984 for non-native learners. It was available for 15 countries and there were approximately 7000 students taking the examination. Since then it became the most significant Japanese language examination and for example in 2011, there were 610,000 examinees in 62 countries. The structure and the criteria changes from time to time, currently it is organized twice a year, once in December and once in July.
The N1 means the most difficult exam and N5 is the easiest. I have started to collect the kanjis that are needed for the N! level (lower levels are not yet included). In 2016 one needs about 2000 characters to pass the exam. Moreover you need to master not less than 10000 words, therefore it really means an advanced knowledge. According to the official data you will need couple of thousands of study hours to reach this level.
And then here it is. Readings and meanings also included in the list. If you feel like you still need to practice the hiragana or the katakana alphabet, you can do so by clicking on them.
- 1. 乙子 おとご the last child
- 2. 又貸し またかし subletting
- 3. 即ち すなわち namely
- 4. 普及 ふきゅう diffusion
- 5. 自己紹介 じこしょうかい self introduction
- 6. 貧乏 びんぼう poverty
- 7. 大丈夫 だいじょうぶ alright
- 8. 可也 かなり considerably
- 9. 寸法 すんぽう measurement
- 10. 凡愚 ぼんぐ common person
- 11. 刃先 はさき edge of blade
- 12. 勺 しゃく shaku ( measurement unit )
- 13. 井戸 いど water well
- 14. 仁義 じんぎ humanity and justice
- 15. 丹色 にいろ red
- 16. 幻覚 げんかく hallucinations
- 17. 凶夢 きょうむ bad dream
- 18. 草刈 くさかり mower
- 19. 冗談 じょうだん joke
- 20. 弔祭 ちょうさい memorial service
- 21. 斗魂 とうこん fighting spirit
- 22. 尺地 しゃくち small plot land
- 23. 屯営 とんえい military camp
- 24. 瞳孔 どうこう pupil
- 25. 升形 ますがた square shape
- 26. 巴里 パリ Paris
- 27. 厄介 やっかい misfortune
- 28. 丑寅 うしとら northeast
- 29. 允可 いんか permission
- 30. 斤量 きんりょう weight
- 31. 匁 もんめ 3.75 grams
- 32. 弁護士 べんごし attorney
- 33. 弘報 こうほう public relations
- 34. 装甲 そうこう armored
- 35. 仙術 せんじゅつ secret of immortality
- 36. 禁句 きんく taboo word
- 37. 洞穴 どうけつ cave
- 38. 丘陵 きゅうりょう hill
- 39. 玄人 くろうと master
- 40. 巧み たくみ skill
- 41. 矛盾 むじゅん contradiction
- 42. 味噌汁 みそしる miso soup
- 43. 尼僧 にそう nun
- 44. 奴隷 どれい slave
- 45. 囚徒 しゅうと prisoner
- 46. 凸凹 でこぼこ unevenness
- 47. 排斥 はいせき exclusion
- 48. 只事 ただごと direct speech
- 49. 叶える かなえる fulfill
- 50. 且つ又 かつまた besides
- 51. 旦那 だんな husband
- 52. 地汀 ちてい shore of a pond
- 53. 督促状 とくそくじょう demand letter
- 54. 契約 けいやく contract
- 55. 開始 かいし start
- 56. 振込み ふりこみ bank transfer
- 57. 家賃 やちん rent
- 58. 重要 じゅうよう important
- 59. 先払い さきばらい pay in advance
- 60. 翌日 よくじつ the next day
- 61. 祝日 しゅくじつ holiday
- 62. 物件 ぶっけん property
- 63. 遠い とおい far
- 64. 方程式 ほうていしき equations
- 65. 直交性 ちょっこうせい orthogonal
- 66. 正確 せいかく accurate
- 67. 具材 ぐざい ingredients
- 68. 余裕 よゆう surplus
- 69. 入居者 にゅうきょしゃ tenant
- 70. 募集 ぼしゅう recruit
- 71. 師走 しわす twelve month of the lunar calendar
- 72. 清祥 せいしょう energy
- 73. 春雨 はるさめ thin noodles
- 74. 入試 にゅうし entrance examination
- 75. 鍋 なべ pot
- 76. 環境 かんきょう environment
- 77. 保存 ほぞん save
- 78. 乳幼児 にゅうようじ baby
- 79. 使用 しよう use
- 80. 直接 ちょくせつ direct
- 81. 直射日光 ちょくしゃにっこう direct sunlight
- 82. 開催 かいさい open an event
- 83. 写真 しゃしん image
- 84. 協力 きょうりょく cooperation
- 85. 中心 ちゅうしん center
- 86. 真ん中 まんなか center
- 87. 円 えん Japanese Yen
- 88. 先生 せんせい teacher
- 89. 学生 がくせい student
- 90. 加熱 かねつ add heat
- 91. 高温 こうおん high temperature
- 92. 時間 じかん time
- 93. 無料 むりょう free of charge
- 94. 料金 りょうきん amount
- 95. 相談 そうだん discussion
- 96. お米 おこめ rice
- 97. 維持 いじ maintenance
- 98. 台所 だいところ kitchen
- 99. 水素 すいそ hydrogen
- 100. 報告 ほうこく advert
If you are interested, you can have a look at the
second
,
third,
fourth
and
fifth
lists as well.
Do not give up studying, but "There is no definitive count of kanji characters, just as there is none of Chinese characters generally." - Wikipedia.