Textbook for level one of the Hanja Proficiency Test.
The Korean Hanja Proficiency Test (한국한자능력검정시험, 韓國漢字能力檢定試驗) is a test administered three times a year to assess the number of hanja one is able to read and write. The test is divided into eight levels, with the number of hanja one must know as follows:
| Level | Reading | Writing | # of points | Passing grade | Test fee
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| 1 | 3,500 | 2,005 | 200 | 160 (80%) | 35,000
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| 2 | 2,355 | 1,817 | 150 | 105 (70%) | 15,000
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| 3 | 1,817 | 1000 | 150 | 105 (70%) | 15,000
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| 3 II | 1,500 | 750 | 150 | 105 (70%) | 15,000
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| 4 | 1,000 | 500 | 100 | 70 (70%) | 11,000
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| 4 II | 750 | 400 | 100 | 70 (70%) | 11,000
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| 5 | 500 | 300 | 100 | 70 (70%) | 11,000
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| 6 | 300 | 150 | 90 | 63 (70%) | 11,000
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| 6 II | 300 | 50 | 80 | 56 (70%) | 10,000
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| 7 | 150 | - | 70 | 49 (70%) | 10,000
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| 8 | 50 | - | 50 | 35 (70%) | 10,000
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Textbooks can be found at just about any bookstore and generally vary in price from about 9,000 to 20,000 won.
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