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Your route to passing the JLPT N5.

Practise every N5 question format with an explanation for every answer, then sit full, timed mock tests with listening. Every word, kanji and grammar point on the list is here too, with example sentences and audio.

  • 5 timed mock tests
  • 14 exam question types
  • Audio for every example
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Made by Kenneth, a learner sitting the N5 in July 2027. Why he built it

Next exam July 4, 2027 · 268 days to go

Practice the way the exam asks

Every question follows a real N5 question type and comes with an explanation. Mock tests run to time and estimate your score against the real pass marks.

Practice · 漢字読み Kanji reading

Choose the hiragana reading of the underlined word.

  1. 1かっこう
  2. 2がっこう (correct answer)
  3. 3がっこ
  4. 4がこう

Correct.

学校 is read がっこう, with a small っ and a long こう. かっこう is a different word.

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Example result · mock test 1
119 / 180 Likely pass
Language knowledge + reading84/120 · minimum 38
Listening35/60 · minimum 19

5 full mock tests, 67 questions each, with a listening section. You also get a breakdown by question type and every answer explained.

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Everything on the N5 list

Vocabulary814 words Every N5 word by topic, with reading, romaji and audio. Open the list → Kanji103 kanji Readings, meanings and every N5 word that uses each kanji. Open the list → Grammar89 points Grouped by what they do, with examples and related points. Open the list →

How it works

Knowing a word is not the same as answering an exam question about it. The study loop takes you from one to the other.

  1. 01 Learn Short lessons take you through every word, kanji and grammar point, a few each day. See the lessons →
  2. 02 Review Spaced repetition brings each item back just before you would forget it.
  3. 03 Practise Questions in the real exam formats, section by section, with an explanation for every answer. Start practising →
  4. 04 Mock test Timed, full-length, with an estimated score against the real pass marks. Take a mock test →

The N5 exam in one look

Three sections, 90 minutes. You pass with 80 of 180, as long as you also reach both section minimums.

Full exam breakdown →
Vocabulary20 min
Grammar and reading40 min
Listening30 min
Pass mark80 / 180

Guides

All guides →
Listening JLPT N5 Listening: The Four Question Types and How to Answer Each One 12 min read Grammar JLPT N5 Grammar: All 89 Points by Group, and the 20 to Learn First 15 min read Kanji JLPT N5 Kanji: All 103 Kanji by Theme, with Readings and the Words That Use Them 14 min read
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