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Guide to Japanese-Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) in 2024 (pamphlet)

Guide to Japanese-Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) in 2024 (brochure)

A guide to 2024 JLPT. In Japanese and English.

Guide to JLPT (brochure) (PDF/1.2MB)

JLPT Bulletin

JLPT Bulletin 2014

Three JLPT test-takers living in Japan talk about Japanese language, culture and the JLPT.

New Japanese-Language Proficiency Test Guidebook Executive Summary

New Japanese-Language Proficiency Test Guidebook (Japanese)

Details of the new test, including comparison with the old test, are explained.

* Please note that this guidebook contains the test time and the approximate number of test items for N1, N4 and N5 before the change. For more information about the changes in test time and approximate number of test items, please refer to this website’s “Test sections and test times” and “News,” respectively.

New Japanese-Language Proficiency Test Guidebook Executive Summary

New Japanese-Language Proficiency Test Guidebook Executive Summary

The new test is outlined.

* Please note that this guidebook contains the test time and the approximate number of test items for N1, N4 and N5 before the change. For more information about the changes in test time and approximate number of test items, please refer to this website’s “Test sections and test times” and “News,” respectively.

New JLPT executive summary: explanatory slides

JLPT executive summary: explanatory slides

These slides give an overview of the JLPT.
Chacteristics, test sections, scoring sections in the test results and criteria for pass and fail are explained. In addition, each slide comes with a note giving further details.

* Please note that this slide shows the test time for N1, N4 and N5 before the change. For more information about the changes in test time, please refer to “Test sections and test times” in this website.

Explanatory slides (PPT/240KB)


Books and References

  • Book Information
  • Reference Download
  • JLPT Bulletin
  • For Teachers: Explanatory Materials
Test Dates
  • First test: Sunday, July 7, 2024
  • Second test: Sunday, December 1, 2024
*Outside Japan, the test may be held only in July or December in some cities. Click here for the test schedule in your city.

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