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The Japanese Language Proficiency Test is the international standard for accessing skills in the language. Beginners start at level 4, which is estimated to require at least 150 hours of study.  It is held once every year, on the first Sunday of December.

There are 103 kanji currently listed JLPT 4, (this has changed from 80 in earlier years). These are covered in the first kanji section, in addition to kanji which have been appeared in exams recently but not on the current list, (but may be more likely to reappear in the future).

The data for level JLPT3 and higher is recent but not current. Be aware that a few of the kanji in an exam may selected at the discretion of exam compilers, and so not in the prescribed lists

The exam is in three parts:

1: Kanji and Vocabulary - 100 points

Around 40 questions on kanji and vocabulary. You need to identify the right kanji, select the correct kana reading; and choosing the most appropriate word for a given sentence.

2: Listening Comprehension - 100 points

The first section involves identifying the correct picture from a selection of four, based on a recorded conversation; in section two, four possible answers are given orally.

3: Reading Comprehension and Grammar - 200 points

Around 25 questions on grammatical constructions, and 25 on reading comprehension.

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