Official documentation
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
Read the originalRead on October 17, 2026
- What it is
- The official page of a Japanese certification body for its Japanese text input speed test. It states the test length, the pass levels as numbers of net characters typed in 10 minutes, and the scoring rule for mistakes.
- How much weight it carries
- Official page of the certifying association, current as of the accessed date. It states the pass levels, not measured typing speeds of the population: the test is a copying task, so it shows the thresholds for certification rather than typical speed.
Facts taken from this source
- To earn the 1st level of the Japanese text input speed certification, a candidate must type at least 1,000 net characters within the 10-minute test.
“1級 1,000文字 以上” (認定基準 (certification criteria) table)
- 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.
“2級 600文字 以上 準2級 450文字 以上” (認定基準 (certification criteria) table)
- In the Japanese text input speed certification, every mistake reduces the score by one character, at every level.
“1ミスにつき1文字減とする（各段・各級とも同じ）” (採点方法 (scoring method) section)
- In the Japanese text input speed certification, candidates type the given question text exactly as written within the time limit, so the test measures copying rather than composing.
“試験時間内に問題文どおりに入力する。” (試験基準 (test criteria) section)