This workbook is aimed at students who are just starting to learn Japanese and would like to get themselves ready for the Japanese Language Proficiency Test Level N5 in terms of kanji knowledge. There are 3 chapters in this workbook:

1. Introduction to kanji

In this chapter you will be provided with the basic information on the Japanese writing system in general and on kanji characters in particular. You will find out what kanji are, how they came about, how to read them and how to learn them in the most efficient way.

2. Kanji writing practice

In this chapter you will practice writing 100+ kanji characters that are required for the JLPT Level N5. There's no official N5 kanji list, so the provided set is an approximation of which characters showed up in tests in the previous years.

For each character you will get space to practice writing it individually as well as in compounds with other kanji and 'okurigana' (accompanying kana letters). Most of the characters come with 5 different words that contain them and some of the most common ones have as many as 13 words.

After each set of 10 or so characters you will be prompted to pass a quick quiz to revise what you've learned. The quizzes mostly include common words that are required for the Level N5 test.

3. Cut-out flash cards

These last pages of this workbook are designed to be cut out and cut into smaller cards. The cards contain a kanji character on one side and its readings along with most common words with this kanji on the other. Flash cards will help you remember kanji characters better!