JLPT N1
Assesses understanding of Japanese across complex texts and varied listening contexts. It is the highest level in the five-level JLPT series.
Exam overview
- Full name
- Japanese-Language Proficiency Test N1
- Administering organization
- The Japan Foundation and Japan Educational Exchanges and Services (JEES)
- Specialty
- Japanese
- Exam type
- Qualification
- Jurisdiction or availability
- Japan and participating international locations
Costs and pass rates
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Preparing for JLPT N1
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