hi! i’m not one to post online at all (mainly because of anxiety lolz) so i’m sorry if this is not the best quality post…
On May 18th, i started learning japanese. I used tofugu’s hiragana + katakana guides and I’m currently on level 2 of wanikani. I’m currently using anki decks for vocab, bunpro for grammar, genki 3rd edition (tokini andy’s videos have helped a lot), as well as tango n5 textbooks. Also, i bought this little japanese children’s book from Kinokuniya and i’m pretty proud that i’m able to understand it fully!! i know its nothing much, but it’s something
The main reason i’m writing this is to ask if i have a realistic goal set. My goal is to be able to pass JLPT 5 by the end of the year… is it possible? I am a 17 year old who is homeschooled. I have a lot of free time in general and it’s summer currently. I have spent about 3-4+ hours every day studying Japanese since I began last month. It has been fun in some ways but also kinda challenging…
well, if you ended up reading all of this thank you I hope you succeed in learning japanese and I hope you have a great rest of your day!!
from now? You could probably realistically hit N4 and if you were truly insane you could hit N3 (but I wouldn’t recommend it). N5 will be pretty simple, but that might be what you want to give you a confidence boost.
JLPT is organised twice a year in July and in December. Depending on your location it may take place only once a year in a city near you.
If you can take JLPT in December then you still have 6 months.
If you study regularly you can comfortably pass JLPT N4. For instance you can do WK at a medium pace of ~14 days per level. Then by December you’ll be around lvl 20, which is more than enough for N4.
In addition to that study basic grammar and then go through the JLPT grammar lists for N5 and N4. I also recommend to get the Shin Kanzen master books. They have good grammar explanations with examples and plenty of exercises on the JLPT exam format.
新完全マスタ-文法 日本語能力試験 N4
To pass there test you need to practice the got the test, so a month or two ahead of the test you should start looking at the practice tests. You can find some online and you can also buy books with practice tests.
The official JLPT site has sample questions - worth checking out.
It is best to be familiar with the question format before the exam. And the JLPT exam papers are in 日本語.
Once you know hiragana, katakana and can read ~100 Kanji,
you are well on your way.
The listening section also follows a standard format - usually saying something like “a man and a woman are talking - what will the woman do next” (in Japanese). After a little practice you can focus on the question and not on the question format.
