If you’re studying Japanese or plan to, there’s a good chance you’ll need to take the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT), the primary test for students of Japanese. Taken by 500,000 applicants each year, the test was begun in 1984 in response to the increase in interest in Japan by people all over the world, and is held each December. There are five levels to the test, starting with N5 (the easiest, covering hiragana, katakana and basic kanji) and goes all the way to N1 (the hardest, needed for entrance into a Japanese university), and it’s set up so that someone studying the language could theoretically advance one level per year. The sign-up deadline is September 27, which means that you should register right away to avoid the agony of missing your registration. There are just 93 days before this year’s test — if you need study supplies, textbooks or other products to help you learn, J-List has you covered! Click here to visit the JLPT registration site, and good luck!
If you’re studying Japanese, it’s time to prepare for the JLPT!
