Wow you and I had almost exactly the same result. You had me beat on the listening by 1 point. I’ve also been studying about 1.5 years lol.
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The first place I lived in Japan (25 years ago) was Kasama, and I used to go into Mito to go to the “big smoke”. I am sure it is very different now.
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I didn’t passed the N4 ! But it’s ok, this is only more fuel to the fire 
Congratulations to everyone who passed ! And for those who didn’t achieved their goals yet, lets work harder this year!
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Passed N4 after failing N3 two years ago, which gives me confidence to push for N3 again this December. Slow and steady wins the race for me, I guess 
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I passed my first ever JLPT! Just barely, but still! It counts! 106/180 on the N3! I’m a long way from being ready for N2… but I’m still going to take it in July lol
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I passed N5! However, I didn’t do as well as I would have liked.
Could someone please explain “Reference Information”? I got all A’s but don’t think the overall score reflects an A mark 
Congratulations to all who passed!
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Failed N5 - passed both sections but needed 14 more points to pass overall. I find the scoring/results system a little suboptimal though, as I don’t know if i got 14 easy questions wrong or a few harder questions. That would be interesting information for me. Gutted I only got a B on vocab though! Oh well, it was my first JLPT so looking forward to July! Well done all who passed!! 
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The As mean you got over 67% in each section. Well done!
https://www.jlpt.jp/e/guideline/results.html
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My understanding is that as it is weighted, its really hard to tell how many you did get wrong. I believe as long as you actually got over 30-something% correct, then the rest of the mark is weighted. If everyone found it hard and most people only scored 40% correct and one person scored 45% correct, in theory, that 45% person could get full marks 60/60 (or 100%) for listening even though technically everyone did pretty badly. The marks they give are not the amount of questions you got correct but more of where you placed amongst other examinees.
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Failed N3, maybe next time. Congrats to everyone who passed!
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This was exactly my thoughts! I thought I failed for sure because I guessed two pages worth of reading which is pretty insane. I still can’t believe I managed a pass. Here’s hoping the next N2 reading sections won’t be as brutal for those retaking.
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Well, I failed N4 by only one point!
However, I did confuse myself on the first section, thinking I had time I didn’t have. This resulted in a massive chunk of answers left blank because I was nervous and going so carefully (my first JLPT attempt). I was caught unawares and didn’t even get to guess bubble. I corrected my speed for the reading section and finished early (with an A). Had I better understood the pace I’m confident I would have passed.
Overall I’m satisfied I think. It seems I failed for misunderstanding the pace, rather than for lack of understanding of the Japanese.
I’ll be better off against the N3 for this though! Onward and forward!
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Yup. I’m surprised I passed but if that was either of the last two tests I would’ve have passed with a much higher score, I’m sure. I remember going to the last question in 読解 because that is usually a quick and easy mark every time and I just sat there for 10 mins just trying to decipher the thing before I could even begin to try answering the questions. Even the vocabulary had some difficult question, I got an A for that section in July but ended up with a B this time, even after another five months study. What? Can’t wait to see what nightmares await in N1.
Oh well, it is what it is. I wish I could’ve got a higher passing mark, but you take what you can get,
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Failed N2 again. I think i’m going to quit attempting the JLPT and start just enjoying reading more fun stuff.
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Managed to pass N5 with a decent (if not quite good) score. I was really worried about the listening section, as I often need to hear things twice in normal conversation (it takes me a while to tune in), but I managed to scrape by.
Wanikani definitely boosted my kanji score so much.
Commiserations to those who missed out at all levels - you will definitely do it next time!!!
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I may be level 60 on Wanikani but my grammar was poor because I focused mostly On Wanikani. Last year I buckled down and started studying grammar more intensively. I decided to take the N5 as a bench mark to see what test I should start studying for in 2020, and as I suspected, I need to work on my listening. So this next year I’m working toward the N4 instead of the N3.
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Lots of people question the reason for taking N5-N3… well, I think this is it! I had the same thing happen after walking out of N3. I knew I had to make a change in what I was doing and made adjustments accordingly. Failing wasn’t a de-motivator, but rather a motivator! (It turns out I was closer to passing then I thought I would be.)
I will re-take next December and I think I’ll pass easily on my current trajectory, but there is a timeline to do this on in order to be successful.
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