【Learning Japanese】What is N5?

What are「N1」and「N5」that is often written on YOLO JAPAN's website?🤔

They are the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT)!

 

Which level are you? ✨

 

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What is a Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT)?

It is a test to check your Japanese level. It can be taken twice a year.

There are 5 levels from N1 to N5. The easiest level is N5 and the most difficult level is N1.

 

▼Click here for details

https://www.jlpt.jp/about/index.html

 

N5 : Greetings Level

・You need to be able to read/write hiragana and katakana

・You need to be able to read/write about 120 kanji such as 「学校（がっこう）」and「時間（じかん）」

・You need to be able to listen/speak simple and short sentences

 

N4 : Easy Conversation Level

・You need to be able to read/write about 300 kanji such as 「料理（りょうり）」and「勉強（べんきょう）」

・You need to be able to make slow conversation

 

N3 : Daily Conversation Level

・You need to be able to read/write about 700 kanji such as「関係（かんけい）」and「必要（ひつよう）」

・You need to be able to connect sentences and listen/speak long sentences

 

N2 : Business Level

・You need to be able to read/write about 1,000~1,300 kanji such as「帰宅（きたく）」and「機械（きかい）」

・You need to be able to listen/speak naturally

 

N1 : Native Level

・You need to be able to read/write about 2,000 kanji such as「捕獲（ほかく）」and「認識（にんしき）」

・You need to be able to listen/speak naturally, and understand difficult words on the news channel

 

 

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★YOLO Quiz★

 

Q : Let's arrange N4, N2, and N5 Japanese level from the highest to the lowest

①N4　→　N2　→　N5

②N2　→　N4　→　N5

 

③N5　→　N4　→　N2

②N2　→　N4　→　N5

 

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