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JLPT N5 guides
How the exam works, how to prepare, and the vocabulary and grammar behind it, explained in plain English.
- Listening JLPT N5 Listening: The Four Question Types and How to Answer Each One How the JLPT N5 listening section works, what each of the four question types asks, the traps they use, and how to practise to clear the listening minimum. 12 min read
- Grammar JLPT N5 Grammar: All 89 Points by Group, and the 20 to Learn First Every JLPT N5 grammar point in one guide: the 20 to learn first, all 89 grouped by what they do, the verb forms behind them, and the pairs learners mix up. 15 min read
- Kanji JLPT N5 Kanji: All 103 Kanji by Theme, with Readings and the Words That Use Them All 103 JLPT N5 kanji by theme, with on and kun readings, the N5 words that use each one, special readings, look-alikes and how kanji are tested. 14 min read
- Grammar Japanese Particles for JLPT N5: は, が, を, に, で and the Rest, with the Pairs That Trip You Up Every particle you need for the JLPT N5, with what each one does, simple examples, and clear answers to the classic questions: は or が, に or で, に or へ, を or が. 13 min read
- Reading JLPT N5 Reading: How to Answer Short Passages, Longer Texts and Information Search How reading works on the JLPT N5, what each question type asks, how to manage the 40 minutes shared with grammar, and the words that give answers away. 11 min read
- Study guide JLPT N5 Exam Guide: Format, Scoring, Dates and How to Pass What the JLPT N5 tests, every question type, pass marks and the sectional minimum trap, 2026 and 2027 dates, results timing and how to prepare. 15 min read
- Grammar Japanese Noun Sentences for JLPT N5: は, です, の and More Learn N5 noun sentences step by step: Japanese は and です, negative and past forms, questions with か, も, the の particle, これ and この, と and や, and noun + で. 9 min read
- Study plan JLPT N5 Study Plan: How Long It Takes and a Week-by-Week Schedule A realistic JLPT N5 study plan: how long it takes at 20, 30, 45 or 90 minutes a day, a daily routine, and 6-month, 4-month and 10-week schedules for July 2027. 15 min read
- Vocabulary JLPT N5 Vocabulary List: All 814 Words by Topic, and the 77 to Learn First The JLPT N5 vocabulary list: where it comes from, all 814 words by topic, the 77 most useful to learn first, confusing pairs, counters and how to learn them. 16 min read