JLPT N1 kanji list

JLPT N1 is the top level of the test - the qualification taken by learners aiming for near-native reading and listening proficiency. The kanji list is the widest of any level by a long margin.

N1 covers everything beyond N2: specialised vocabulary from law and medicine, literary kanji used in classical and modern fiction, historical readings of common characters, place-name and personal-name kanji, and a long tail of characters that appear in fewer than one in a thousand texts but show up consistently in the kind of material N1 candidates need to read. The list also includes a notable share of jinmeiyo (name) kanji that are not part of the Joyo list but show up routinely in proper nouns. A learner passing N1 can comfortably read native-aimed newspapers, literary fiction, technical articles in their field, and most popular non-fiction. Despite the list size, individual N1 characters are usually easier to retain than mid-N2 ones because their meanings are more concrete.

WaniKani coverage

WaniKani has substantial N1 coverage by around level 50, and by level 60 you'll have learned roughly 64% of the N1 kanji set; the rest are uncommon characters that fall outside WaniKani's curriculum. The set you finish WK with covers the bulk of N1-level reading material.

Want to see exactly which of these you have already learned? The JLPT coverage tool ties your live WaniKani progress to the lists on this site, with per-level percentages and the missing characters highlighted.

All 1232 N1 kanji