This book covers total of 539 characters, with 300 basic characters and 239 advanced characters, categorized in topics such as daily life, education, society, politics, etc., and introduced in order of their difficulty. For intermediate and upper-intermediate learners, themes have been selected to serve as a bridge to N1, allowing you to acquire the vocabulary not only for daily life, but also for reading newspapers and magazines. In addition to brush up questions and achievement tests, this book also includes "quizzes" that allow you to learn kanji characters in a fun, game-like way, and "summary tests" are available at the end of the basic section and the advanced section to help ingrain the characters in memory. Includes bilingual English, Chinese, and Vietnamese translations.