The Ultimate Study Guide for the JLPT

The Ultimate Study Guide for the JLPT


Latest Episodes

Episode 5 – Long Term Goals
December 08, 2010

It feels good to have the test behind me.  There is always that build up to the test and then it's over.  The N3 was a bit of a weird test to study for, but I made it.  I'm sure you feel the same way about taking the test. This time of year always mak

Episode 4 – N5 Overview Part 2
December 01, 2010

Last week I went over the first half of the N5 test.  I talked about the kanji and vocabulary sections as well as the grammar section of the test.  If you missed out on last week's episode, I encourage you to go back and give it a listen as I'll be cont

Episode 3 – JLPT N5 Overview
November 24, 2010

The countdown continues as we are a week away from the N5 test.  There isn't a mock test or practice test available for the N5, so there have been a lot of people asking questions about it.  I thought I'd spend this episode and next week's episode going

Episode 2 – Panic or Choke
November 17, 2010

I took the N2 last summer and needless to say it wasn't a wholly pleasant experience.  I had been taking old nikyuu practice tests to prepare for it thinking that well, duh, they wouldn't possibly change the format of the test would they? Well, guess wh

Episode 1 – Do Not Cram Now
November 11, 2010

We are only 3 weeks away from the JLPT.  You haven't finished all those books you bought to study for this test and you are starting to get a little nervous.  I never feel fully prepared for the JLPT.  But, now is not the time to break your good study

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