JLPT Tutor Online
Specialist tutors for every JLPT level — from N5 beginner to N1 advanced. The JLPT is administered by the Japan Foundation twice a year and is the universally accepted standard for Japanese proficiency in visa applications, university admissions, and Japanese workplaces.
3 Tested Sections
Language Knowledge
Vocabulary and kanji at lower levels; combined vocabulary, grammar, and kanji at N3–N1. Tests word formation, reading of kanji in context, and grammatical structure recognition.
Reading
Short texts, medium passages, and long-form articles increasing in complexity from N5 to N1. Skills tested: main idea, inference, information retrieval, and discourse structure at higher levels.
Listening
Task-based listening (mondai) across four problem types. N1 uses rapid natural speech with implicit meaning and overlapping speakers. N5 uses slow, clear utterances in simple situations.
N5 through N1 — Vocabulary, Kanji & Grammar Counts
Pass: 80 (each section: Language 38, Reading 38, Listening 19)
Complete beginners who can read hiragana and katakana and handle very basic situations.
- ✓Personal milestone
- ✓Language school entry-level test
- ✓Motivation benchmark
Pass: 90 (each section: Language 38, Reading 38, Listening 19)
Elementary learners who can handle everyday topics discussed slowly.
- ✓Working holiday visa support documents
- ✓Community language schools
- ✓Pre-intermediate study abroad
Pass: 95 (each section: Language 38, Reading 38, Listening 19)
Intermediate learners bridging daily conversation and formal written Japanese.
- ✓Customer service roles in Japan
- ✓Manga/media consumption
- ✓Mid-term study abroad eligibility
Pass: 90 (each section: Language 19, Reading 19, Listening 19)
Upper-intermediate learners who can read news articles and handle most professional situations.
- ✓Skilled Worker and Specified Skilled Worker visa (minimum requirement)
- ✓Japanese university admission (undergraduate)
- ✓Professional use in Japanese companies
Pass: 100 (each section: Language 19, Reading 19, Listening 19)
Advanced learners who can comprehend complex texts and natural-speed speech in any context.
- ✓Highly Skilled Professional visa (HSP — extra points)
- ✓Graduate school and PhD admission
- ✓Management roles, medical, and legal fields in Japan
Scoring: 0–180 Total, Section Pass Marks Required
You must meet both the total score threshold and each section's minimum pass mark to pass. Missing either fails the exam.
Visa Requirements & University Admission
Work Visa — N2 Minimum
- ✓Skilled Worker (Tokutei Gino) visa: N4 minimum for most categories, N2 preferred
- ✓Specified Skilled Worker (SSW) visa: N4 required, N2 gives competitive advantage
- ✓Highly Skilled Professional (HSP) visa: N1 earns bonus points in the point calculation
- ✓Technical Intern Training (TITP) successor programme: N3 increasingly required
University Admission — N1 Standard
- ✓Most Japanese national and public universities: N1 required or EJU (alternative)
- ✓Private universities: N2 minimum, N1 for competitive programmes
- ✓Graduate schools (master's, PhD): N1 almost universally required
- ✓MBA and professional schools in Japan: N1 plus TOEFL/IELTS for English-track programmes
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