Whether you win or lose, you can pass the JLPT! Here’s a series of articles we’ve written on how to maximize your study time and improve your chances of passing.Â
The JLPT is the most recognized proficiency test for Japanese language-learners worldwide. Here’s why you should – or shouldn’t – take the test.
With no official curriculum for the Japanese Language Proficiency Test, it can be difficult to know where to begin. Here’s how you can design an effective game plan to study for the JLPT.
While cramming is often advised against for long-term study, many students turn to it for short-term goals, such as passing a test.
The trick to memorizing kanji for the JLPT is… don’t! Instead, focus on learning kanji radicals, the alphabet of kanji characters!
There are far too many kanji to study them all before taking the Japanese Language Proficiency Test! That’s why you need to break it down and only focus on the specific JLPT Kanji for your level.Â
What makes the JLPT listening section so difficult is that unlike your favorite TV shows, you are being tested for very specific listening skills. It doesn’t matter how well you can keep up with your favorite character’s dialogue.Â
The JLPT reading section is likely the most difficult part of the entire test. Why? While all other questions are relatively straightforward, reading comprehension questions tend to be abstract.
Of all the multitudinous aspects you need to prepare for when taking the infamous Japanese Language Proficiency Test, grammar is perhaps the hardest to pin down.
Because there are so many vocabulary words to learn for the JLPT, it’s important to know which ones are the most likely to show up at your level.Â
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