About Kanji Tester
Overview
Kanji Tester is a project by Lars Yencken and Timothy Baldwin at the University of Melbourne which provides online tests of Japanese vocabulary and kanji knowledge. Unlike paper tests, these test are:
- Automated, so you don't need a teacher or instructor to administrate them
- Randomised, so you can do them as often as you like and still get an honest score
- Adaptive, so that the more you times you make a mistake, the more you get drilled on that mistake
Goals
The goal of this project is to get information on the types of mistakes that people make as they learn Japanese, and the extent to which we can predict those mistakes. The more closely we can model learner behaviour, the more difficult and stimulating we can make this form of testing.
Current limitations
We currently only support testing for JLPT levels 3 and 4, though we're keen on supporting other resources in the future. The main obstacle for us is obtaining the vocabulary and kanji lists. If you want support for such a resource, and are willing to type in the vocabulary list, feel free to contact us.
Resources used
The following resources were used as part of this experiment.
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| JMdict | A freely available Japanese dictionary. |
| Kanjidic | A freely available kanji dictionary. |
The JMdict and Kanjidic resources are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, and are used in conformance with the group's license.
Any questions
Feel free to send an email if you have any more questions.