JLPT Study

Level N4 :: RE: Effective Material For JLPT N4

Author: MargyDenver
Subject: tsu vs tu / Hepburn vs Kunrei
Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2012 12:16 am (GMT 10)
Topic Replies: 2

Yumi-san,

I went to your website and I got nanatsu and tsukuenoshita wrong because they should be nanatu and tukuenoshita. Do you know whether JLPT accepts Kunrei spelling as correct?

Thanks in advance for your reply!

Margy

Level N4 :: RE: time to stop procrastinating

Author: MargyDenver
Subject: Thinking of going for the July test!
Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2012 9:02 pm (GMT 10)
Topic Replies: 1

Hi CyrilMtl! I just found about this site. I've finally decided to seriously apply myself to studying kanji. I was putting it off till I got the money to go to school but things are not working out so I have to go the self study route. I found out there will be a test in the summer. I too took the JLPT years ago when JLPT 4 was very easy. I think it was just the hiragana and katakana. Passed with no problems. I tried taking a practice test at http://www.asahi-net.or.jp and although I passed the N5, I am finding the N4 a bit difficult. Some kanji I know just the onyomi or the kunyomi or the meaning in Japanese. I think I need to find a book which lists the kanji with various examples of the onyomi and kunyomi. I find it easier to memorize or link the kanji when I have examples to fall upon. For example, the kanji for summer, one way (the kunyomi) to read it is natsu. The other way, onyomi, is ka or ga. I need to find various or a couple of examples of when that kanji is used as ka or ga. Can you recommend a website or a book?

Level N3 :: RE: Should I try for N3? N4?

Author: CyrilMtl
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 4:04 am (GMT 10)
Topic Replies: 1

You can take the N3 without the N4 or N5,
you have to decide which test you want to do a month before when you register.

Check the grammar of N4 and N3, look if you think you will cover it during the year.
For the vocabulary and kanji, all the N4 words and kanji are in N3 too, so you can start studying with the N4 list and move on to the N3 list after.

C.

Level N3 :: Should I try for N3? N4?

Author: wjdgns135
Subject: Should I try for N3? N4?
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 4:26 am (GMT 10)
Topic Replies: 1

This is my first try of taking JLPT this coming December, and I am trying to prepare for it... and I tried sample problems in JLPT official website, for N4, I got every single question correct, but when I tried N3, I was able to answer correctly about 30~40% of the questions.

Right now, I am taking AP Japanese class in high school, and studying around 70 vocabulary per week.. and 1~2 concepts of grammar per week.

Can I even take N3 without taking N4 or N5?

Is it too late to start studying for N3 if I am taking in December, or is it not?

How is the difficulty in JLPT N3 compared to AP Japanese Language and Culture exam?

ありがとうございます ^__^

Level N3 :: RE: when did you receive the result?

Author: tomodachi
Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2012 2:03 am (GMT 10)
Topic Replies: 3

It was mid March when I was in India. I was hoping it would be earlier in the US!

Level N3 :: RE: when did you receive the result?

Author: NeWbY
Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 8:44 pm (GMT 10)
Topic Replies: 3

They told us mid March where I took it.
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Level N3 :: RE: when did you receive the result?

Author: dimitri_can
Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 10:20 am (GMT 10)
Topic Replies: 3

I heard for overseas, it's about end Feb.
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Level N3 :: when did you receive the result?

Author: tomodachi
Subject: when did you receive the result?
Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 8:30 am (GMT 10)
Topic Replies: 3

Hello, for those of you in the U.S., when did you get your result in the mail? I can't wait to get mine!!

General :: RE: Yookoso Books

Author: hapexamendios
Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2012 7:24 am (GMT 10)
Topic Replies: 3

I used earlier editions of the Yookoso books at university. I was able to pass the old level 3 after the first two books. I don't think they will be sufficient for N3.

Level N2 :: RE: July '12 N2 Heisig Study Group

Author: charri
Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2012 10:39 am (GMT 10)
Topic Replies: 2

can i join this study group too? but only can skype sorry >.<

General :: RE: Yookoso Books

Author: julianjalapeno
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2012 1:10 pm (GMT 10)
Topic Replies: 3

The amazon reviews mention there are only 170 kanji introduced in that book, but you`ll want to know at least 1000 for N3.

Try some of the JLPT-specific books and start reading native materials like newspapers.

General :: RE: Yookoso Books

Author: dimitri_can
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2012 11:26 am (GMT 10)
Topic Replies: 3

Don't think so...
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General :: Yookoso Books

Author: Nuada
Subject: Yookoso Books
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2012 10:33 am (GMT 10)
Topic Replies: 3

I have the first book in the Yookoso series.

( http://www.amazon.com/Yookoso-Invitation-Contemporary-Japanese-Third/dp/0072408154/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1327278487&sr=8-1 )

I'm wondering how far the contents of this particular book will get me on the JLPT. I have access to Genki I and II, but Yookoso is the only book I actually own.

I use a few resources on the internet, obviously including JLPT study. Wikipedia I find helpful. I really like Oxford's book of Japanese grammar and verbs.

Bottom line, are these few things enough to not only pass, but do well on the N3 exam?

Level N5 :: RE: Free materials for N5

Author: dluxon
Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2012 5:15 pm (GMT 10)
Topic Replies: 2

Thanks a lot for posting these! It has been several years since I have studied Japanese regularly. I'm hoping to be able to take the next test in July.

General :: RE: Addictive New Android game for JLPT Vocabulary

Author: Kanjisoft
Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 2:54 am (GMT 10)
Topic Replies: 2

jhonny87 wrote:

Hi, thank you very much, I'll try it. Will this run on Samsung Galaxy Young?

Hello,

Thanks for asking! It runs on most Android phones, but I have seen a couple of cases where there's been an issue with the font, typically on smaller phones. If you run into a problem, please let me know!

Here are the up-to-date urls for both Android and iPhone:
iPhone:

http://tinyurl.com/7pg4fl8

Android:

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.kanjisoft.jlpt.free

Best regards,
Mark