Fact · Typing and writing speed
600characters in 10 minutes
To earn the 2nd level of the Japanese text input speed certification, a candidate must type at least 600 net characters within the 10-minute test.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“2級 600文字 以上 準2級 450文字 以上”
文章入力スピード認定試験 日本語 (Japanese Text Input Speed Certification Test), 日本情報処理検定協会 (Japan Information Processing Certification Association), 2026, 認定基準 (certification criteria) table.
Open the original- What it measures
- The certifying association scores the test by net characters, meaning total characters typed minus mistakes. The 2nd level is one of ten levels from 6th to the special level, and a level is awarded by the net count in the 10-minute test.
- What it does not show
- A certification threshold, not a measured average. The test is a copying task from a given passage, not composing, and the page does not say how many candidates reach this level.