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The JLPT converts your raw answers into a scaled score out of 180. Learn the pass marks for N5 to N1, the sectional minimums, and why you can fail with a passing total.
Estimated kanji counts for every JLPT level — about 100 for N5, 300 for N4, 650 for N3, 1,000 for N2, and 2,000 for N1 — plus how to actually learn them.
Listening is worth one-third of your JLPT total at every level, the audio plays once, and 19/60 is a hard pass floor. Here are the question formats and a training plan.
N3 roughly doubles the vocabulary and kanji of N4, splits reading into its own scored section, and raises the pass mark to 95. Here is exactly what changes and how to choose.
The complete JLPT N5 grammar syllabus as a working checklist — particles, verb forms, adjectives, and the sentence patterns the exam actually tests, with examples.
A week-by-week JLPT N5 study plan covering kana, core vocabulary, grammar, listening, and mock exams — built for about an hour of study per day over 12 weeks.
How to use spaced repetition for JLPT vocabulary — how many words per day each level requires, card formats that match a multiple-choice exam, and how to handle leeches.
JLPT and JFT-Basic serve different goals. The JLPT is the five-level credential for jobs and visas; JFT-Basic is the CBT route for SSW and daily-life Japanese.