About

• This is a set of quizzes and flashcards based on a Japanese newspaper word frequency list.
• The highest frequency words are in quiz #1, the next highest in quiz #2, etc.
• These quizzes require the Flash plugin (version 6 or newer) and Japanese fonts.
• There are more than 1,000 quizzes and sets of flashcards here.
• You may read more information about these quizzes and the quiz data.

Words That Do Not Use Kanji

Hiragana [Total Words = 3,567]
• Words Using Only Hiragana from Newspapers #1 (1-50)
• Words Using Only Hiragana from Newspapers #2 (51-100)
• MORE: Go to Hiragana Quiz # (Enter a number between 1 and 36)
Katakana [Total Words = 3,000]
• Words Using Only Katakana from Newspapers #1 (1-50)
• Words Using Only Katakana from Newspapers #2 (51-100)
• MORE: Go to Katakana Quiz # (Enter a number between 1 and 60)

Words That Use Kanji

Nouns [Total Words = 23,403]
• Nouns with Kanji from Newspapers #1 (1-25)
• Nouns with Kanji from Newspapers #2 (26-50)
• MORE: Go to Noun Quiz # (Enter a number between 1 and 936)
Verbs [Total Words = 2,787]
• Verbs with Kanji from Newspapers #1 (1-25)
• Verbs with Kanji from Newspapers #2 (26-50)
• MORE: Go to Verb Quiz # (Enter a number between 1 and 111)
Adjectives [Total Words = 2,411]
• Adjectives with Kanji from Newspapers #1 (1-25)
• Adjectives with Kanji from Newspapers #2 (26-50)
• MORE: Go to Adjective Quiz # (Enter a number between 1 and 96)
Adverbs [Total Words = 289]
• Adverbs with Kanji from Newspapers #1 (1-25)
• Adverbs with Kanji from Newspapers #2 (26-50)
• MORE: Go to Adverb Quiz # (Enter a number between 1 and 11)
All "Parts of Speech" Mixed Together [560 quizzes each with 50 words.]
Good for "flashcards," but not so good for multiple-choice quizzes since the answers are often too easy.
• Words with Kanji from Newspapers #1 (1-50)
• Words with Kanji from Newspapers #2 (51-100)
• MORE: Go to "All Parts of Speech" Quiz # (Enter a number between 1 and 560)