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Like the high school level, Japanese students must pass a standardized test to be accepted into a university. Most national universities employ a 4-scale grading system (only with A, B, C and F). Below-average students are given an F, and are encouraged to retake the same subject(s) in the following semesters.
The kyōiku kanji (教育漢字, literally "education kanji") are kanji which Japanese elementary school students should learn from first through sixth grade. [1] Also known as gakushū kanji (学習漢字, literally "learning kanji"), these kanji are listed on the Gakunenbetsu kanji haitō hyō (学年別漢字配当表(), literally "table of kanji by school year"), [2].
A large share of time spent in elementary school is learning how to write and read Japanese katakana, hiragana, and kanji. Typically most students learn the English alphabet in the 4th grade. [2] English is currently required in the 5th and 6th grade but is taught through informal activities rather than as a graded subject [5]
The "Grade" column specifies the grade in which the kanji is taught in Elementary schools in Japan. Grade "S" means that it is taught in secondary school. The list is sorted by Japanese reading (on'yomi in katakana, then kun'yomi in hiragana), in accordance with the ordering in the official Jōyō table.
The Modern Reader's Japanese–English Character Dictionary (最新漢英辞典, Saishin Kan-Ei jiten) is a kanji dictionary published with English speakers in mind. Although a revised edition by John H. Haig, The New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary, was published in 1997, it is still in print, now under the title The Original Modern Reader's Japanese-English Character Dictionary ...
The New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary (新版ネルソン漢英辞典, Shinpan Neruson Kan-Ei jiten) is a kanji dictionary published with English speakers in mind. It is an updated version of the original dictionary authored by Andrew N. Nelson, The Modern Reader's Japanese-English Character Dictionary .
As of 2023, around 65% of Japanese aged 25 to 34 have attained some form of tertiary education, with a significant number holding degrees in science and engineering, fields crucial to Japan’s technology-driven economy. [18] Japanese women surpass men in higher education attainment, with 59% holding university degrees compared to 52% of men.
ELI Graded Readers Archived 2022-05-23 at the Wayback Machine: CEFR / Keywords I Talk You Talk Press (Japan) English Graded Readers: CEFR / Word Count Penguin Book Limited (UK) Ladybird Readers: Age / Lexile / Key Stage / CEFR: Macmillan Education Limited (UK) Macmillan Readers: Headwords Matatabi Press (UK-Japan) Matatabi Graded Readers