| Level | Contents | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Knowledge of, and ability to use within sentences, the on and kun readings for approximately 6000 characters. | |
| Pre 1 | Knowledge of, and ability to use within sentences, the on and kun readings for approximately 3000 characters including all the jōyō kanji. | |
| 2 | Knowledge of, and ability to use within sentences, the on and kun readings for all the jōyō kanji as well as an ability to use the Jinmeiyō kanji. | |
| Pre 2 | Knowledge of, and ability to use within sentences, the on and kun readings for most of the jōyō kanji. | |
| 3 | Knowledge of, and ability to use within sentences, the on and kun readings for approximately 1,600 of the jōyō kanji. | |
| 4 | Knowledge of, and ability to use within sentences, the on and kun readings for approximately 1,300 of the jōyō kanji. | |
| 5 | Knowledge of, and ability to use within sentences, the on and kun readings for the 1006 jōyō kanji taught through elementary school. | |
| 6 | Knowledge of the on and kun readings, as well as the function of these readings in sentences, for the 826 kanji taught through in the fifth year of Japanese elementary school. | |
| 7 | Knowledge of the on and kun readings, as well as the function of these readings within sentences, for the 640 kanji taught in the fourth year of Japanese elementary school. | Knowledge of the on and kun readings for the 440 kanji taught in the third year of Japanese elementary school.|
| 9 | Knowledge of the on and kun readings for 240 kanji taught in the second year of Japanese elementary school | |
| 10 | Knowledge of the on and kun readings for 80 kanji taught in the first year of Japanese elementary school, as well as an ability to correctly use hiragana and katakana |