JLPT levels and structure
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Please find the JLPT level-wise structure as follows:
JLPT Stages
Japanese language Proficiency test JLPT has five levels. N5 is the easiest and N1 is the toughest. Keep reading to know your Ability from N5 to N1.
N5
(FUNDA) You are able to read, listen to and recognize each word given in JLPT N5 and the exam is easily cracked. You are able to frame basic sentences in Japanese language.
Hiragana, Katakana, and 110 Kanji are easily understood.
You can communicate on a fundamental level.
For Example:
- I go to the office every day at 8 am.
- Though I work with a travel company, I don’t like to visit overseas.
- Would you like to have dinner with me?
- I plan to travel to Japan next month.
N4
(BASIC) This level is the continuation of N5. After cracking this level, you are able to read and understand passages on familiar daily topics which are written in basic vocabulary and KANJI.
You are also able to generally follow the contents of Japanese sentences, provided that they are spoken slowly. You can also communicate on a basic level.
For Example:
- Since we are new in Japan, we don’t know the traffic rules so we should take due care while roaming there.
- I will think about my future plans and dreams tonight.
- Are there any modifications in the MOM of today’s meeting?
- I think it is better to have one dish at a time with drinks.
N3
(INTER) You are able to read and understand written materials with specific content concerning everyday topics. You are also able to read slightly difficult writings encountered in everyday situations. You can also understand the main points of the content if some alternative phrases are available to aid one’s understanding.
Clearing this level helps in getting a starting job in Japanese companies.
Most companies accept candidates who have cleared N3 level. Your ability to speak Japanese will be:
For Example:
- My Japanese language skills or intermediate to can I give interview in a Japanese company?
- I think we should leave this forest soon since it is getting dark.
- Human psychology doesn’t allow us to disdain someone for his mistakes.
- I would like to contribute to Japanese society as much as I have gathered from it.
N2
(ADVANCE) After clearing N2 level, it enables You to be able to read material written on general topics and follow their narratives as well as understand the intent of the writers.
You are able to comprehend orally presented materials such as coherent conversations and news reports, spoken at nearly natural speed in everyday situations as well as in a variety of settings.
The communication level achieved after clearing N2 is sufficient enough for you to get a highly paid job in Japanese companies and in Japan.
For Example:
- The Japanese economy has revived a lot for its future since it lost the number second position to China.
- If you want a permanent job in Japan, look for something similar to part-time work. This will add to your experience.
- Magazines and Newspapers available on Japanese metro stations for free would require good Japanese to read them.
- I love marketing goods, so would like to apply for a Japanese company that solely trusts my skills and provide me with the same work profile.
N1
(SUPER ADV) Once JLPT N1 level is cracked, You are able to read Japanese writings with logical complexity and/or abstract writings on a variety of topics, such as newspaper editorials and critiques, coherent conversations, news reports, and lectures, spoken at natural speed in a broad variety of settings, and you are also able to follow their ideas and comprehend both their structures and contents comprehensively.
You are also able to understand the details of the presented materials such as the relationships among the people involved the logical structures of the content and the essential points.
The communication ability achieved after clearing N1 level is sufficient for you to be able to get a highly paid job in in Japan.
For Example:
- A normal household account in Japan has Education expense as its biggest expense and salary income as its biggest income.
- Normally in Japan, you can find ladies wearing Yukata on different festival occasions like Hanami, Obon, Hanabi-taikai, or even on a western rock-concert event.
- These days Japanese people prefer Mobile apps for NEWS rather than the traditional Newspapers or Japanese TV to gather the modern Japanese and World NEWS.
- I prefer to work in the IT field since I have a long experience in the User interface, design, and other programming-related stuff.
