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MLC JLPT Page

To pass Japanese Language Proficiency Test

MLC Japanese Language School in Meguro, Tokyo
Japanese Lesson for English Speakers.


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1. What is the NEW JLPT?
2. Level Check
3. Materials
4. MLC JLPT QUIZ
5. Kanji Quiz for JLPT
JLPT
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N1, N2, N3

1. What is the NEW JLPT?

NEW JLPT (from 2010 July)

(1) The New JPLT will be divided into 5 levels instead of 4 levels.

(2) JPLT will be held twice a year. (Respectively early July and early December)
July 4th, 2010 - For N1, 2 and 3
December 4th, 2010 - For N1, 2, 3, 4 and 5

(3) The score weighting for Listening Module becomes higher, up from 25% to around 33%.

(4) The score of both the Overall and Individual Module have to be higher than the passing score. The details will be announced by 2010.

(5) Mock Examination Booklet
There will be no past paper published for the year of 2010 and 2011.
Until 2012, instead of past paper, a JPLT mock examination booklet will be published. The questions published in this booklet will be a mixture of the past paper questions extracted from JPLT 2010 /2011 while new designed questions will also be inserted. This mock examination booklet will carry the same format and have same amount of questions as in the actual JPLT.


OLD JLPT(Till 2009 December) NEW JLPT(From 2010 July)

Level 1
900 learning hours, 2,000 kanji characters, 10,000 words
Almost same level
NEW JLPT
N1 (about 2000 Kanji)
1 Writing - Vocabulary 45 min. 100 points 1 Writing - Vocabulary - Grammar
Reading
110 min. 60 points
2 Listening 45 min. 100 points 60 points
3 Reading - Grammar 90 min. 200 points 2 Listening 60 min. 60 points
Total 180 min. 400 points Total 170 min. 180 points

Level 2
600 learning hours, 1,000 kanji characters, 6,000 words
Almost same level
NEW JLPT
N2 (1000-1300 Kanji)
1 Writing - Vocabulary 35 min. 100 points 1 Writing - Vocabulary - Grammar
Reading
105 min. 60 points
2 Listening 40 min. 100 points 60 points
3 Reading - Grammar 70 min. 200 points 2 Listening 50 min. 60 points
Total 145 min. 400 points Total 155 min. 180 points

[New Level]
The difficulty of this new level lies between
the old JLPT Level 2 and Level 3.
N3 (about 650 Kanji)
1 Writing - Vocabulary 30 min. 60 points
2 Grammar - Reading 70 min. 60 points
3 Listening 40 min. 60 points
Total 140 min. 180 points

Level 3
300 learning hours, 300 kanji characters, 1,500 words
Almost same level
NEW JLPT
N4 (about 320 Kanji)
1 Writing - Vocabulary 35 min. 100 points 1 Writing - Vocabulary 30 min. 120 points
2 Listening 35 min. 100 points 2 Grammar - Reading 60 min.
3 Reading - Grammar 70 min. 200 points 3 Listening 35 min. 60 points
Total 140 min. 400 points Total 125 min. 180 points

Level 4
150 learning hours, 100 kanji characters, 800 words
Almost same level
NEW JLPT
N5 (about 120 Kanji)
1 Writing - Vocabulary 25 min. 100 points 1 Writing - Vocabulary 25 min. 120 points
2 Listening 25 min. 100 points 2 Grammar - Reading 50 min.
3 Reading - Grammar 50 min. 200 points 3 Listening 30 min. 60 points
Total 100 min. 400 points Total 105 min. 180 points

The official website of the JLPT, http://www.jlpt.jp (sample of past paper)
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2. Level Check

Level Criteria
Learning hours Kanji Vocabulary
N1 900 hours 2,000 characters 10,000 words
N2 600 hours 1,000 characters 6,000 words
N2 450 hours 650 characters 3,500 words
N4 300 hours 300 characters 1,500 words
N5 150 hours 100 characters 800 words

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3. Materials

Japanese Language Proficiency Test Guide - N1
Vocabulary list (without English)
List of Kanji appearing in past tests
List of vocabulary appearing in past tests
List of grammar points appearing in past tests

Japanese Language Proficiency Test Guide - N1
Download N1 - 169 pages (2,154 KB)

Japanese Language Proficiency Test Guide - N2
Kanji list, Vocabulary list
List of Kanji appearing in past tests
List of vocabulary appearing in past tests
List of grammar points appearing in past tests
Japanese Language Proficiency Test Guide - N2
Download N2 - 173 pages (2,473 KB)


Japanese Language Proficiency Test Preparation - N3
Sample of worksheets
koto Download "koto" koto (Answer) Download "koto" Answer
sa Download "...sa" sa  (Answer) Download "...sa" Answer
ni tsuite Download "...ni tsuite" nitsuite (Answer) Download "...ni tsuite" Answer
ni yotte 1 ni yotte 2 Download "... ni yotte" ni yotte 1 (Answer) ni yotte 2 (Answer) Download "... ni yotte" Answer
ni kanshite Download "... ni kanshite" ni kanshite (Answer) Download "... ni kanshite" Answer
no Download "...no" no (Answer) Download "...no" Answer


Japanese Language Proficiency Test Guide - N4
Kanji list, Vocabulary list
List of Kanji appearing in past tests
List of vocabulary appearing in past tests
List of grammar points appearing in past tests
Japanese Language Proficiency Test Guide - N4
Download 33 pages (943 KB)
346 verbs for N4
JLPT N4 verbs JLPT N4 verbs JLPT N4 verbs JLPT N4 verbs
Download
Adjectives for N4

Download PDF, Download Text file

Japanese Language Proficiency Test Guide - N5
Kanji list, Vocabulary list
List of Kanji appearing in past tests
List of vocabulary appearing in past tests
List of grammar points appearing in past tests
Japanese Language Proficiency Test Guide - N5
Download
121 verbs for N5
JLPT N5 verbs JLPT N5 verbs JLPT N5 verbs JLPT N5 verbs
Download
Adjectives for N5
Adjectives for JLPT N5
Download
PDF, Download Text file

advice Advice Advice for taking Japanese Language Proficiency Test

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4. MLC JLPT QUIZ

N5
N5-01 "Japanese For Busy People Vol. 1"  Chapter 1-10 Level
N5-02 Adjective
N5-03 「〜てください」、「〜ないでください」
N5-04 Interrogatives
N5-05 Particles ("Japanese For Busy People Vol. 1" Chapter 1-10 Level)
N5-06 Connective, Adverb
N5-07 「〜前(まえ)に」、「〜後(あと)で」、「〜てから」
N5-08 「〜なります」
N5-09 Modifying the noun, 理由(りゆう)の「〜て」、「〜で」
N5-10 自動詞(じどうし)と他動詞(たどうし)、「〜ごろ」、「〜ぐらい」、「〜中(じゅう)
N5-11 「〜だけ」、「〜しか」、「〜も、「〜でしょう」
N5-12 "Japanese For Busy People Vol. 2" chapter 15 Level
N5-13 間違(まちが)えやすい漢字(かんじ)
N5/N4
N5/N4-01 カタカナ@
N5/N4-02 カタカナA 「ひらがな」→「カタカナ」 
N4
N4-01 「よう」、「みたい」、「そう」、「らしい」
N4-02 「〜から」、「〜ので」、「〜のに」
N4-03 「〜ように」、「〜ために」
N4-04 「〜たら」、「〜ば」、「〜と」、「〜なら」
N4-05 「受身(うけみ)
N4-06 「受身(うけみ)」、「使役(しえき)」、「使役受身(しえきうけみ)
N4-07 「敬語」(けいご)
N4-08  間違(まちが)えやすい漢字(かんじ)@
N4-09  間違(まちが)えやすい漢字(かんじ)A

How to install Japanese Font (For Windows XP)
Control Panel → Date, Time, Language, and Regional Options → Add other languages
→ "Languages": Check "Install files for East Asian languages" → Apply (Windows XP System Disk may be required.)

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5. Kanji Quiz for JLPT

N1 JLPT Kanji Quiz N1
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JLPT Kanji Quiz N1
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JLPT Kanji Quiz N1
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JLPT Kanji Quiz N1
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JLPT Kanji Quiz N1
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JLPT Kanji Quiz N1
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JLPT Kanji Quiz N1
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JLPT Kanji Quiz N1
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JLPT Kanji Quiz N1
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JLPT Kanji Quiz N1
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N2 JLPT Kaji Quiz N2
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JLPT Kaji Quiz N2
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JLPT Kaji Quiz N2
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JLPT Kaji Quiz N2
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JLPT Kaji Quiz N2
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JLPT Kaji Quiz N2
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JLPT Kaji Quiz N2
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JLPT Kaji Quiz N2
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N3 JLPT Kanji Quiz N3
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JLPT Kanji Quiz N3
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JLPT Kanji Quiz N3
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JLPT Kanji Quiz N3
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N4 JLPT Kanji Quiz N4
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JLPT Kanji Quiz N4
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JLPT Kanji Quiz N4
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JLPT Kanji Quiz N4
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JLPT Kanji Quiz N4
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JLPT Kanji Quiz N4
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JLPT Kanji Quiz N4
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N5 JLPT Kanji Quiz N5
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JLPT Kanji Quiz N5
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JLPT Kanji Quiz N5
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JLPT Kanji Quiz N5
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JLPT Kanji Quiz N5
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JLPT Kanji Quiz N5
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MLC Original Kanji Book
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Basic Kanji 120 (N5対応), Basic Kanji 320 (N4対応)
Japanese language lesson
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