New JLPT sample questions
Sample questions show the form of test items on the new JLPT. Sample questions are organized by level, from N1 to N5. One sample question is offered for each test item type. There may be differences from questions in the actual test booklet.
For more practice, please refer to "New Japanese-Language Proficiency Test Sample Questions" below.
New Japanese-Language Proficiency Test Sample Questions
Sample questions and answer sheet samples of the new JLPT are available. For the listening section, each test item type is accompanied by an audio file.
| Cover (PDF) (In Japanese) |
Cover (84.5KB) | ||||
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| Table of contents(PDF) (In Japanese) |
Table of contents (188KB) | ||||
| Composition of test items(PDF) (In Japanese) |
Composition of test items (2.94MB) | ||||
| Test question samples(PDF)(*1) | N1 (5.2MB) |
N2 (3.9MB) |
N3 (3.1MB) |
N4 (3.6MB) |
N5 (4.2MB) |
| Listening question audio sample(MP3)(*2) | N1 (14.2MB) |
N2 (12.6MB) |
N3 (11.0MB) |
N4 (8.6MB) |
N5 (7.2MB) |
| Answer sheet (PDF) | N1 (282KB) |
N2 (277KB) |
N3 (370KB) |
N4 (374KB) |
N5 (362KB) |
| Listening question script(PDF)(*3) | N1 (2.43MB) |
N2 (2.09MB) |
N3 (1.33MB) |
N4 (951KB) |
N5 (740KB) |
| Answers(PDF) | N1 (43.5KB) |
N2 (40.1KB) |
N3 (38.8KB) |
N4 (36.6KB) |
N5 (34.1KB) |
(* 1) Number of questions in actual test will differ.
(* 2) For some questions only.
(* 3) Audio is played in actual test.
Changes in directions
Each test item has "directions" that specify how to answer the question. In order to make it more convenient for examinees, some changes in directions have been made since the "New Japanese-Language Proficiency Test Sample Questions" was published in August 2009. Test items whose directions have changed are summarized by level for your review.
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