Academic Japanese 5 (Kanji 2200)

Key Features

When discussing the challenges of studying Japanese, more than a few people bring up kanji. It is common for people studying the language to feel some uncertainty about just how many kanji they should learn, or how useful any particular kanji will turn out to be. There are many kanji characters, and it takes time to learn them. However, once you have made them your own, knowing kanji can be very useful, and will contribute to your understanding of Japanese and will help accelerate the speed with which the language can be learned. Learning kanji will also enhance your ability to reason and help you be both more expressive and creative. The use of one kanji will often lead to the use of another kanji and so help with building vocabulary.

There are people who lament that they ‘forget the kanji right away. ‘We like to tell these folks that’ Forgetting is a good thing. Only people who have forgotten a character can recall it. People who never knew a character cannot bring it back to mind.’ Escaping from the sense of helplessness in thoughts like ‘I’ll be forgetting it at any rate’ may in fact be a hidden key to success when it comes to learning kanji. It is our sincere hope that this class will prove useful as part of a process in which students transition from learning frequently used kanji to a level where the feeling is that one ‘couldn’t possibly forget’ a particular character that has been encountered many times.

Japanese version is below:
アカデミック日本語５（漢字２２００）

Textbook

『日本語学習のためのよく使う順 漢字 2200』、徳弘康代（編著）、三省堂、2500 円
KANJI 2200 Listed according to Frequency and Familiarity, Sanseido Co., Ltd.

Course Schedule

Session	Exam Coverage	Contents
1		Class content explanation, How to use "KANJI 2200", idiom structure
2	1-80	Six classes of Kanji, Etymology, "On" and "Kun" readings, stroke orders
3	81-160	Kanji character radicals
4	161-240	The "Okurigana" (Hiragana that follows kanji)
5	241-320	Kanji prefix and suffix analysis
6	321-400	Kanji sound characteristic: double consonant and sequential voicing
7	401-480	Assonant words, listening and pronunciation practice (retest applications)
8	481-560 +retest	Homophones
9	561-640	Learning using concept maps 1
10	641-720	Learning using concept maps 2
11	721-800	Different kanji with the same reading
12	801-880	Skillfully using intransitive verbs, transitive verbs and passive and causative
13	881-960	Four character idioms and common expressions
14	961-1040	Proverbs, Geographical names, personal names (retest applications)
15	1041-1120 +retest	Antonyms

Resources

• Essential Kanji for Science and Engineering Students

Tests and Answers

Reading & Writing #1-14

Session #1

• 1-80 Reading Question

• 1-80 Reading Answer

• 1-80 Writing Question

• 1-80 Writing Answer

Session #2

• 81-160 Reading Question

• 81-160 Reading Answer

• 81-160 Writing Question

• 81-160 Writing Answer

Session #3

• 161-240 Reading Question

• 161-240 Reading Answer

• 161-240 Writing Question

• 161-240 Writing Answer

Session #4

• 241-320 Reading Question

• 241-320 Reading Answer

• 241-320 Writing Question

• 241-320 Writing Answer

Session #5

• 321-400 Reading Question

• 321-400 Reading Answer

• 321-400 Writing Question

• 321-400 Writing Answer

Session #6

• 401-480 Reading Question

• 401-480 Reading Answer

• 401-480 Writing Question

• 401-480 Writing Answer

Session #7

• 481-560 Reading Question

• 481-560 Reading Answer

• 481-560 Writing Question

• 481-560 Writing Answer

Session #8

• 561-640 Reading Question

• 561-640 Reading Answer

• 561-640 Writing Question

• 561-640 Writing Answer

Session #9

• 641-720 Reading Question

• 641-720 Reading Answer

• 641-720 Writing Question

• 641-720 Writing Answer

Session #10

• 721-800 Reading Question

• 721-800 Reading Answer

• 721-800 Writing Question

• 721-800 Writing Answer

Session #11

• 801-880 Reading Question

• 801-880 Reading Answer

• 801-880 Writing Question

• 801-880 Writing Answer

Session #12

• 881-960 Reading Question

• 881-960 Reading Answer

• 881-960 Writing Question

• 881-960 Writing Answer

Session #13

• 961-1040 Reading Question

• 961-1040 Reading Answer

• 961-1040 Writing Question

• 961-1040 Writing Answer

Session #14

• 1041-1120 Reading Question

• 1041-1120 Reading Answer

• 1041-1120 Writing Question

• 1041-1120 Writing Answer

Reading #1-28 (including English)

Session #1

• 1-40 Reading Question

• 1-40 Reading Answer

• 41-80 Reading Quiestion

• 41-80 Reading Answer

Session #2

• 81-120 Reading Question

• 81-120 Reading Answer

• 121-160 Reading Question

• 121-160 Reading Answer

Session #3

• 161-200 Reading Question

• 161-200 Reading Answer

• 201-240 Reading Question

• 201-240 Reading Answer

Session #4

• 241-280 Reading Question

• 241-280 Reading Answer

• 281-320 Reading Question

• 281-320 Reading Answer

Session #5

• 321-360 Reading Question

• 321-360 Reading Answer

• 361-400 Reading Question

• 361-400 Reading Answer

Session #6

• 401-440 Reading Question

• 401-440 Reading Answer

• 441-480 Reading Question

• 441-480 Reading Answer

Session #7

• 481-520 Reading Question

• 481-520 Reading Answer

• 521-560 Reading Question

• 521-560 Reading Answer

Session #8

• 561-600 Reading Question

• 561-600 Reading Answer

• 601-640 Reading Question

• 601-640 Reading Answer

Session #9

• 641-680 Reading Question

• 641-680 Reading Answer

• 681-720 Reading Question

• 681-720 Reading Answer

Session #10

• 721-760 Reading Question

• 721-760 Reading Answer

• 761-800 Reading Question

• 761-800 Reading Answer

Session #11

• 801-840 Reading Question

• 801-840 Reading Answer

• 841-880 Reading Question (including English)

• 841-880 Reading Answer (including English)

Session #12

• 881-920 Reading Question (including English)

• 881-920 Reading Answer (including English)

• 921-960 Reading Question (including English)

• 921-960 Reading Answer (including English)

Session #13

• 961-1000 Reading Question (including English)

• 961-1000 Reading Answer (including English)

• 1001-1040 Reading Question (including English)

• 1001-1040 Reading Answer (including English)

Session #14

• 1041-1080 Reading Question (including English)

• 1041-1080 Reading Answer (including English)

• 1081-1120 Reading Question (including English)

• 1081-1120 Reading Answer (including English)

Lecture Notes

Note:All files are in Japanese.

• 1：熟語の構造

• 2：促音化・拍・連濁

• 3-1：漢字の発音練習

• 3-2：拍の練習（応用・俳句）

• 4-1：六書部首音訓筆順問題

• 4-2：部首練習問題

• 4-3：漢字の字源と比喩（応用・詩）

• 5-1：同訓異字（解説）

• 5-2：同訓異字（練習問題）

• 6：送り仮名の付け方練習問題

• 7：「不・無・非・未」の分析

• 8-1：同音異義語 1（解説）

• 8-2：同音異義語 2（解説）

• 8-3：同音異義語 1（練習問題）

• 8-4：同音異義語 2（練習問題）

• 9, 10：漢語動詞の自他と受身使役練習問題

• 11, 12：語彙マップを使った漢字語彙学習

• 13：四字熟語

• 14：ことわざ

• 15-1：対義語

• 15-2：類義語の使い分け練習

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