What is JLPT
JLPT is The Japanese Language Proficiency Test (Nihongo Noryoku Shiken) in full. It measures a person's proficiency in the Japanese Language. As for the test results, it is widely used in seeking employment at Japanese companies and seeking acceptance at Japanese educational institutions to certify the language proficiency.
The JLPT is held once a year in December inside and outside of Japan. The test has four levels, the lowest is level 4 --- for beginners and the highest is level 1--- for advanced students. The test is inclusive of Writing, Vocabulary, Listening, Grammar, Reading.
The Japanese-Language Proficiency Test
1. Objective
The Japanese-Language Proficiency Test will be held both in Japan and abroad to evaluate and certify the proficiency in Japanese of non-native speakers.
2. Administrative Organizations
The Association of International Education, Japan (hereinafter referred to as "AIEJ") administers the Test in Japan. Overseas, the Japan Foundation (Interchange Association in Taiwan) will work with local host institutions to administer it.
3. Outline of the test
| Eligibility: | Applicants should be non-native speakers of Japanese.
| | Test date: | Normally on December (Sunday)
| | Test Site: | In Japan: | Hokkaido, Tokyo, Kanagawa, Aichi, Kyoto, Osaka, Hyogo,
| | | | Hiroshima and Fukuoka
| | | Overseas: | 77 cities in 35 nations and areas
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Contents of test and Criteria of certification:
There are four levels: The contents of the test and criteria for each level are attached behind.
Application Procedures
For Overseas student
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| a. | Applicaton Form: | A prescribed form
| | b. | Test Fee: | The Test fee is determined by the Japan Foundation, in consultation with the local host institution.
| | c. | Application Period: | The application period is determined by the Japan Foundation, in consultation with the local host institution
| | d. | Application Procedure: | Procedures are determined by each local host institution, to which examinees must submit prescribed application form and test fee.
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For further information about the method of application, etc., please refer to the
Guide to the Japanese-Language Proficiency Test, which will be available by August every year.
Announcement of Results
All examinees will receive their score reports of the test and successful examinees will also receive Certificates of Proficiency.
Certificates of Proficiency and official test results will be sent in mid-February every year. However, to examinees who take the test abroad, Certificates of Proficiency and official test results will be sent through each local host institution by the end of February.
For examinees who are planning to enter higher educational institutions, their scores for Level 1 and/or Level 2 tests will be reported to them around January every year. The scores will also be reported on the same date to the university and junior colleges of their choice, as indicated on their application forms.
The Sponsors may also notify third parties such as special training colleges of applicants' Level 2 test results. Only those schools which request such scores after January for admission purposes will be notified. Examinees who wish to take advantage of this service must check the appropriate box on the application form to show that they agree to have their test results reported to such institutions.
What is the contents for JLPT Test ?
| Content | Criteria
| Level | Sections | Hours | Points
| | 1 | Writing-Vocabulary | 45 minutes | 100 points | The examinee has mastered grammar to a high level, knows around 2,000 Kanji and 10,000 words and has an integrated communication and of the language sufficient for life in Japanese society, providing a useful base for study at a Japanese university. This level is normally reached after studying Japanese for around 900 hours.
| | Listening | 45 minutes | 100 points
| | Reading-Grammar | 90 minutes | 200 points
| | Total | 180 minutes | 400 points
| | 2 | Writing-Vocabulary | 35 minutes | 100 points | The examinee has mastered grammar to a relatively high level, knows about 1,000 Kanji and 6,000 words, and has the ability to converse, read, and write about matters of a general nature. This level is normally reached after studying Japanese for around 600 hours and after completion of an intermediate course.
| | Listening | 40 minutes | 100 points
| | Reading-Grammer | 70 minutes | 200 points
| | Total | 145 minutes | 400 points
| | 3 | Writing-Vocabulary | 35 minutes | 100 points | The examinee has mastered grammar to a limited level, knows around 300 Kanji and 1,500 words, has the ability to take part in everyday conversation and to read and write simple sentences. This level is normally reached after studying Japanese for around 300 hours and after completion of an elementary course
| | Listening | 35 minutes | 100 points
| | Reading-Grammar | 70 minutes | 200 points
| | Total | 140 minutes | 400 points
| | 4 | Writing-Vocabulary | 25 minutes | 100 points | The examinee has mastered the basic elements of grammar, knows around 100 Kanji and 800 words, has the ability to engage in simple conversation and to read and write short, simple sentences. This level is normally reached after studying Japanese for around 150 hours and after completion of the first half of an elementary course.
| | Listening | 25 minutes | 100 points
| | Reading-Grammar | 50 minutes | 200 points
| | Total | 100 minutes | 400 points
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