Hi everyone, how the test went for you guys?
Think i passed, Vocab part was easy, There were some difficult parts on the grammar section and listening went okay i guess, but i almost slept on the final questions, on the question before the last one i had to guess the answer because i kind of slept on that question hahah, but hopefully i passed.
If i did, my next step would be try N3 in July 2025, since i think 6 months are not going to be enough of a gap between N4 and N3
Hey guys, I just wanted to pop in and say that 日本語の森 Nihongo no Mori recently released N5 and N4 courses after years of being solely N3+ 
Seems like they use the two Minna no Nihongo textbooks as the course basis, so if you have those books or have been looking for a textbook to use then this might be a great place to begin.
Nice, never seen their website before, seems pretty useful, definitely will check it out later
Anyone preparing for December? I think I can finish my bunpro and have some good practice by then, but just barely complete wanikani lol
Also bakuman for listening, it is absolutely destroying me so I’m doing only half an episode each day
When you start N3-N1, their youtube channel is full to the brim with classroom-esque vocab/grammar/kanji videos that are free and super helpful for JLPT prep. Watching them now would also help build N4 listening, of course, but the content of the videos is definitely something I recommend keeping in mind as you move up the levels.
I never used the Minna textbooks so I can’t comment on how well these new N4 videos work in tandem with the books, but based on the provided lesson categories and my past experience with their channel, I’m sure they do an amazing job.
US Test Takers:
December exam registration opens for N4 either on Saturday (Aug 17) or Monday (Aug 19) depending on your location: AATJ United States JLPT Registration
By the way, if anyone knows registration dates for other regions, Europe, South Am., etc. please feel free to post them. I get email updates for US dates, which is why I post them, but I don’t know anything about other areas.
As for Bolivia the registrations close 20 Aug, but we are having some issues due to the test date being the same as the notation for our ministries so taking the test then would be ilegal, we are waiting for approval on a date change
WOW great score on listening, almost perfect!! congrats 
Approximately two and a half months away from the December N4 test. How’s everyone’s studying going/how are you feeling?
I’m at a weird place where I know I should have everything I need for the exam, but there’s still some uncertainty in my confidence for it. Nevertheless, knowing there’s still time to practice should do the trick regarding that aspect! 
What about you? 
I was debating whether I should sign up for N5 or N4, and did an N5 mock exam yesterday getting 88% correct.
After that I expected to get maybe 50% in N4 without more studying, but I tried a mock exam today and, although I felt much less sure about my answers, I actually got 84%.
Soo I signed up for N4 just now.
@Ahrina That sounds like a really good place to be! I’ve been cramming the Bunpro N4 grammar deck trying to get up to speed. I’m more than halfway through it and so far none of the grammar points have been too bad. I’m really grateful that I’ve done a lot of WaniKani to prepare me for kanji and vocabulary. I’ve always zoomed through my WaniKani levels, but preparing for the N4 and learning new grammar is definitely slowing my level-ups.
@Nol Sounds like you’re already well prepared. Which mock exams did you take?
Yeah, I was really unsure about how well prepared I would be because essentially none of my studies specifically targeted JLPT (probably will do some of that before December though). I did the N5 and N4 mock exams available here from the first volume of the official practice workbook
@Nol Thanks for sharing that link! I think I’ll try the N4 one in a month or so and see what I need to work on…
Just in case you didn’t notice this, there are two N4 tests available on that page, one from the volume 1 of the book and one from volume 2
I just managed to hit level 13, which according to wkstats.com covers 90.36% of the N4 kanji. I think I’ll slow my pace now and really focus on making vocab lessons (and grammar/immersion from other sources) more of a priority, which have been lagging behind.
Rushing through the levels on WK will probably now give diminishing returns in terms of N4 progress, as only at level 27 WK will cover 100% of the N4 kanji. I should be at around level 15 (94%) or 16 (97%) come December and with a boatload of more vocab under my belt if I slow down instead of rushing now.
Phew, first real post after a long stretch of lurking.
For those that plan to test in December, how are you all feeling? The nerves have hit me hard over the last few weeks, but I’m doing my best with revisions and familiarizing myself with the test structure. Renshuu has come in pretty clutch, too-- I’m a big fan of the mastery data and the general flow for building vocab/kanji/grammar decks.
Good luck for December!
I’m only planning on taking the test next summer. But I feel like I’m already behind somehow.
What skill do you feel most confident in?
Edit: I must have thought this was the N3 thread somehow. For anyone reading this thread and being confused as to why I talk about planning on taking the test next summer when I just posted my results after passing it a couple posts prior 
Thank you so much!!
I totally get it-- this is my first time taking it outright, but I’m willing to wager that feeling just stubbornly lingers until scores come out. Make sure to be kind to yourself in the coming months, and all the best of luck to you, too!!
At the moment, I think I’m most confident with my vocabulary and grammar? Listening is definitely what I anticipate to be my weak point just because of the format lol. What about you?
