As someone who did N5 last year, totally agree and for the most part would advise anyone to do N4. Even I had really intended to do N4 but had a sudden loss of confidence during registration and decided against it, which I basically immediately regretted.
i’ve seen people argue that it’s a good way of getting used to the testing conditions, but to be honest you can easily do that at home with practice tests. And with months to go, if you’re really committed (which it sounds like you are, @MikaYazawa) there’s no reason you can’t pass N4.
I agree with everyone else here, you should for for N4 or N3, if you continue studying like you do right now, N4 will be easy for you and N5 will feel like a test for babies lol
I registered for the N5 yesterday and now I’m freaking out that I’m not going to be ready, even though logically I know I should be fine since I’ve been studying on and off for almost… oh my word how is it almost a decade?
At level 21 and almost a decade of study under your belt, you’re definitely gonna crush it. I’d be very surprised if you didn’t get a perfect score or close to it.
I should probably take the N5 test sometime, but I’m scared of the listening section.
Kanji-wise I could probably pass N3 already because I overcompensated a little when everyone said kanji was the hardest part.
On the contrary. It is very strange to use “they” for a singular person in the modern English language.
The way it is “frequently” used now is another topic I won’t get into.
I believe the singular “they” has an irreplaceable role in contemporary English. There seems to be a dissenter in our midst, and while they are entitled to their opinion, I wonder if they would find my English to be strange or lacking.
I thought it was nice, though @Scylie and I left a bit early because I needed my beauty sleep, so I can’t attest for anything that happened after
The place we went to had good food and it’s always nice to chat with a bunch of people learning Japanese, you usually don’t get to nerd about study methods and what not in real life.
December 2022 we met after the test was over, which I thought was a little nicer because you get to complain about the JLPT together. Immediately after talking about the test with your classmates other people just feels right
Sadly that didn’t work out last year because the N1 was later in the day. Combined with hour long train rides and responsibilities calling Monday morning that doesn’t make for a lot of time.
I’m almost certain that if everyone does really sign up we’ll also meet up again, but what form that is going to take remains to be seen
I was undecided between Stuttgart and Düsseldorf, but seeing this thread I’d definitely be joining whatever shenanigans that are happening in Düsseldorf if you’ll have me!
In pre-Covid times N2 was the most popular test actually, I guess that about 1/4 of the 500 test takers in Düsseldorf were sitting N2, with N1 being somewhat less popular but still. After all, these are the tests that are actually useful for jobs and the like, while the lower levels are mainly for self-assessment purposes, so I think it’s somewhat understandable that they are so popular.
Ah I didn’t think about that factor! I guess I just assumed it’s like that curve that sometimes makes the rounds about how many users a given WK level has, but what you’re saying absolutely makes sense.
Is n2 to the n1 in one year realistic or not ? I feel like ill still take it regardless of the answer however still wondering what peoples thoughts are . Also currently i have 2000 reveiews on wanikani , so im going to do that now im assuming itll take me 6+ hours but i have a lot of spare time today .Ill do 3 hour session now then come back to check on this lol.
