Source: Saito, Y. (2019). The Effects of Kanji Frequency and Familiarity on Recognition and Recall: A Study of Japanese Language Learners. Journal of Language and Linguistics, 18(3), 553-574.
Achieving a passing score on the JLPT N1 exam opens doors to professional employment and academic research. In fact, recent policy updates require certain white-collar visa applicants to demonstrate advanced language proficiency, adding professional urgency to the N1 certificate. 📊 Overview of the JLPT N1 Kanji Matrix jlpt n1 kanji list
Outline / condition (e.g., 概要 - gaiyō / summary). Source: Saito, Y
N1 frequently tests recognition of kyūjitai (旧字体) in historical documents. The most common in our corpus: 髙 (for 高), 彿 (for 仏), 惡 (for 悪), 眞 (for 真). Additionally, 異体字 such as 筈 (はず – “should be”) vs. standard はず appear. Journal of Language and Linguistics, 18(3), 553-574
*Restricted to historical or imperial contexts; N1 tests include pre-war rescript excerpts.