In Japan, the Ministry of Education defines the Joyo Kanji —a list of 2,136 characters taught in schools and used in official documents. However, for a foreigner to truly feel comfortable reading modern literature, technical manuals, or newspapers, a vocabulary of is the ideal target. This extra buffer covers: JLPT N1 Requirements: Roughly 2,000 kanji.
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