漢字検定の解答用紙をA4サイズでプリントアウト

ENGLISH GUIDE

Free A4 Kanken Answer Sheets and Kanji Practice in English

This page provides free printable A4 answer-sheet PDFs for selected levels of the Japan Kanji Aptitude Test, commonly called the Kanji Kentei or Kanken. You can use the sheets with a Kanken practice book or your own kanji questions when you want to repeat a test without writing in the book.

How to download and print an answer sheet

1. Find your Kanken grade in the table below.
2. Select “Open PDF” in the A4 answer-sheet column. A green button means that a sheet is available.
3. Open the PDF and print it on A4 paper. For the intended layout, choose Actual size or 100% in the print settings.

The PDF contains a blank answer form only; it does not include exam questions or an answer key. Levels marked “In preparation” do not yet have a downloadable sheet. These independently prepared sheets are for personal study and are not official materials of the Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation.

View the answer-sheet guides for Grades 2, 3, 5, 6 and 7 2・3・5・6・7級解答用紙の英語解説を見る

How to read the Kanken Grade 2 answer sheet

This guide explains the Japanese section labels on the Grade 2 sheet. Match each numbered section with the same section in your question book. Question numbers run from right to left because the original test uses vertical Japanese text.

Section	Japanese label	What to write
1	読み	Kanji readings. Write the requested reading in hiragana.
2	部首	Radicals. Write the radical or radical name requested by the question.
3	熟語の構成	Compound structure. Record the number or symbol for the relationship between the kanji.
4	四字熟語	Four-kanji idioms. Part 1: complete the idiom. Part 2: answer the meaning.
5	対義語・類義語	Antonyms and synonyms. Write the opposite or similar word requested.
6	同音・同訓異字	Homophones and same-kun-reading kanji. Write the kanji that fits the context.
7	誤字訂正	Kanji error correction. Write the incorrect kanji in the upper box marked 誤, then write the corrected kanji in the lower box marked 正.
8	漢字と送り仮名	Kanji and okurigana. Write the kanji together with the required kana ending.
9	書き取り	Kanji writing. Write the correct kanji for each question.

Question types and counts can vary by edition. Follow the instructions in the question book you are using. This is an independent study guide, not an official translation of the Kanken examination.

Additional answer-sheet sections in Grades 3, 5, 6 and 7

The Grade 2 guide above covers the question types shared by several grades. The green markers below show only the sections that need an extra explanation because they are not on the Grade 2 answer sheet.

Kanken Grade 3 (Level 8): one additional section

Section	Japanese label	What to write
3	漢字識別	Kanji identification. Select the choice that uses the same kanji or satisfies the condition given in the question, then write the requested choice symbol.

Kanken Grade 5 (Level 6): five additional sections

Section	Japanese label	What to write
2	部首と部首名	Radical and radical name. Depending on the prompt, write either the radical form or its Japanese name.
3	画数	Stroke count. Write the total number of strokes or the requested stroke number using Arabic numerals.
5	音と訓	On and kun readings. Identify the on-reading/kun-reading pattern and write the requested choice symbol.
8	熟語作り	Making compounds. Select the kanji that combines with the given kanji to form a valid compound, then write the choice symbol.
10	同じ読みの漢字	Kanji with the same reading. Write the different kanji that has the same reading required by the question.

Kanken Grade 6 (Level 5): six additional sections

Section	Japanese label	What to write
3	部首名と部首	Radical name and radical. Depending on the prompt, write either the Japanese radical name or the radical form.
4	画数	Stroke count. Write the total number of strokes or the requested stroke number using Arabic numerals.
6	三字の熟語	Three-kanji compounds. Complete the three-kanji compound by writing the required two-kanji part.
8	熟語作り	Making compounds. Select the kanji that combines with the given kanji to form a valid compound, then write the choice symbol.
9	音と訓	On and kun readings. Identify the on-reading/kun-reading pattern and write the requested choice symbol.
10	同じ読みの漢字	Kanji with the same reading. Write the different kanji that has the same reading required by the question.

Kanken Grade 7 (Level 4): six additional sections

Section	Japanese label	What to write
3	漢字えらび	Choosing the correct kanji. Select the kanji that fits the word or sentence and write the requested choice symbol.
4	画数	Stroke count and stroke order. Write the total stroke count or which numbered stroke is indicated, using Arabic numerals.
5	音読み・訓読み	On-reading or kun-reading. Decide whether the marked reading is an on-reading or a kun-reading and write the requested choice symbol.
8	同じ部首の漢字	Kanji with the same radical. Select the kanji that shares the same radical and write the requested choice symbol.
9	同じ読みの漢字	Kanji with the same reading. Write the different kanji that has the same reading required by the question.
10	熟語作り	Making compounds. Select the kanji that combines with the given kanji to form a valid compound, then write the choice symbol.

Question types and counts can vary by edition. Follow the instructions in the question book you are using.