Okay, I know this isn’t the ideal or recommended way to learn but I just *want* this as a resource and I am not sure I have time to make it before the test date. There’s Vocabulary lists for each level, right? And there are Kanji lists for each level, but the vocab lists often list in both kana and kanji and do not distinguish within them the kanji you need to know from the ones you don’t for that level. (I am aware there are no official JLPT lists, I am referring to the multitude of preparatory resources for JLPT levels which exist such as Kanzen Master etc.)
For example, looking at an N4 Vocab list, there are many words spelled in Kanji that contain or are made up of Kanji which are above that level and won’t be used in the exam, but there is no differentiation in these vocab lists between N4/5 Kanji and kanji above the level. Does anyone know of a vocab list or resource that highlights the kanji that will/won’t appear so the learner can focus on whether to learn those kanji as part of the vocab entry or whether they just need to know the meaning/reading in kana? I know ultimately nothing is lost from learning the kanji for all vocab but we’re a month away from test date and I just really want this.
A friend suggested I put the vocab into a processor, search every N4/5 kanji and highlight every instance of their use and yes, that’s what I want but it’s potentially a waste of proper learning time compiling it slowly from scratch if there’s another option out there.
(For reference, I don’t use anki or anything, I study mostly through books and am on BA Japanese so that’s my main source of learning)
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> There’s Vocabulary lists for each level, right?
No, there isn’t. No official vocabulary or kanji “JPLT lists” exist, everything that can be found on various sites is nothing but author’s speculation.
I am not sure how the exam will be conducted, but
if it is N5/N4 level you are referring to, you should expect to learn the kanjis appearing on the recommended vocabularies of the same level.
I looked up a few lists for N4 vocab, vocabs with difficult kanjis were quite rare. (一生懸命、先輩、怪我 etc?)
The kanji maybe a bit difficult, but imo the vocab is common enough to fit into N4 level.