{ "site": "JLPT Prep for Ethiopia", "description": "The Atenu hub for the JLPT (Japanese-Language Proficiency Test) in Ethiopia: the five levels N5 to N1, how the test is scored and what the sectional pass marks mean, an honest guide to sitting the JLPT abroad (it is not offered in Ethiopia; the nearest site is Nairobi), studying in Japan, and a guided Japanese course for Ethiopian beginners.", "url": "https://jlpt.atenu.org", "publisher": { "name": "Atenu Foundation", "url": "https://atenu.org", "type": "NGO" }, "test": { "name": "Japanese-Language Proficiency Test", "acronym": "JLPT", "owner": "JEES and the Japan Foundation", "noProductionTasks": "The JLPT is entirely multiple choice. There is no writing or speaking section: it tests language knowledge (vocabulary and grammar), reading, and listening only.", "frequency": "The JLPT is held twice a year, in July and December. Outside Japan many cities offer only one sitting per year, and in Africa that single sitting is usually in December.", "validity": "JLPT certificates never expire. That said, universities and scholarship programmes may prefer a recent result, so check each one and plan a recent sitting if needed.", "results": "For overseas candidates, online results appear around mid-October for the July test and around mid-March for the December test, with the score report and certificate sent by mail through the local host institution.", "levels": [ { "level": "N5", "summary": "The ability to understand some basic Japanese.", "reading": "Read typical expressions and sentences written in hiragana, katakana, and basic kanji.", "listening": "Pick up needed information from short, slow conversations on familiar everyday topics.", "unofficialEstimates": { "kanji": "about 100", "vocabulary": "about 800", "studyHours": "150 to 250", "note": "Widely cited but NOT official; jlpt.jp publishes no kanji, vocabulary or study-hour lists." } }, { "level": "N4", "summary": "The ability to understand basic Japanese.", "reading": "Read passages on familiar daily topics written with basic vocabulary and kanji.", "listening": "Follow daily conversations spoken slowly.", "unofficialEstimates": { "kanji": "about 300", "vocabulary": "about 1,500", "studyHours": "300 to 500", "note": "Widely cited but NOT official; jlpt.jp publishes no kanji, vocabulary or study-hour lists." } }, { "level": "N3", "summary": "The ability to understand everyday Japanese to a certain degree.", "reading": "Read everyday materials, grasp summary information such as headlines, and follow slightly harder passages with context.", "listening": "Follow coherent everyday conversation at near-natural speed and identify who is speaking.", "unofficialEstimates": { "kanji": "about 650", "vocabulary": "about 3,700", "studyHours": "450 to 900", "note": "Widely cited but NOT official; jlpt.jp publishes no kanji, vocabulary or study-hour lists." } }, { "level": "N2", "summary": "The ability to understand everyday Japanese, and a range of circumstances to a degree.", "reading": "Read clearly written articles, commentaries and simple critiques, and follow the writer’s intent.", "listening": "Comprehend conversations and news reports at nearly natural speed and grasp the main points.", "unofficialEstimates": { "kanji": "about 1,000", "vocabulary": "about 6,000", "studyHours": "600 to 1,000", "note": "Widely cited but NOT official; jlpt.jp publishes no kanji, vocabulary or study-hour lists." } }, { "level": "N1", "summary": "The ability to understand Japanese used in a variety of circumstances.", "reading": "Read logically complex and abstract writing such as newspaper editorials and critiques, and grasp structure and meaning.", "listening": "Follow conversations, news and lectures at natural speed and grasp detail and logical structure.", "unofficialEstimates": { "kanji": "about 2,000", "vocabulary": "about 10,000", "studyHours": "900 or more", "note": "Widely cited but NOT official; jlpt.jp publishes no kanji, vocabulary or study-hour lists." } } ], "scoring": { "totalMax": 180, "passLogic": "You must reach the overall pass mark AND meet the minimum in every scoring section. Miss one section minimum and you do not pass, however high your total.", "byLevel": [ { "level": "N1", "overall": "100 / 180", "sections": "Three sections (Language Knowledge, Reading, Listening), 0 to 60 each; minimum 19 / 60 in each" }, { "level": "N2", "overall": "90 / 180", "sections": "Three sections, 0 to 60 each; minimum 19 / 60 in each" }, { "level": "N3", "overall": "95 / 180", "sections": "Three sections, 0 to 60 each; minimum 19 / 60 in each" }, { "level": "N4", "overall": "90 / 180", "sections": "Language Knowledge and Reading combined (0 to 120, minimum 38) and Listening (0 to 60, minimum 19)" }, { "level": "N5", "overall": "80 / 180", "sections": "Language Knowledge and Reading combined (0 to 120, minimum 38) and Listening (0 to 60, minimum 19)" } ] } }, "takingItFromEthiopia": { "availableInEthiopia": false, "headline": "The JLPT is not currently offered in Ethiopia.", "detail": "Addis Ababa and Ethiopia do not appear on the official JLPT list of overseas test sites. To sit the JLPT, Ethiopian candidates travel to the nearest test city abroad.", "nearestSite": { "city": "Nairobi, Kenya", "when": "December only", "note": "Nairobi is the closest official JLPT site to Ethiopia and the most realistic option. It does not run a July sitting, so plan around December." }, "otherAfricanSites": "Other official African test cities include Cairo (December), New Borg El-Arab (July), Algiers (July and December), Tunis, Rabat, Accra (July and December), Abidjan, Kinshasa, Dakar, Cotonou, Antananarivo (July and December), and Stellenbosch and Johannesburg in South Africa.", "embassyNote": "We could not confirm an official JLPT test site in Ethiopia. Japanese-language activity does exist in the country, so confirm current arrangements with the Embassy of Japan in Ethiopia before you plan.", "eju": "The EJU (Examination for Japanese University Admission), which some Japanese universities use, is not offered anywhere in Africa. Candidates who need it sit it in Japan or an Asian host country.", "fees": "Test fees are set by the local host institution and change over time, so confirm the current fee and the travel cost when you register. Atenu does not sell the JLPT itself.", "officialList": { "name": "the official JLPT site", "url": "https://www.jlpt.jp/e/application/overseas_list.html" } }, "studyInJapan": { "points": [ "The MEXT (Monbukagakusho) Scholarship is the Japanese government scholarship, available for undergraduate study by Embassy recommendation.", "The undergraduate award includes a preparatory period of Japanese-language education, around one year, before the degree begins.", "The official MEXT undergraduate page does not list the JLPT as a hard requirement, so treat the JLPT as recommended: it strengthens an application and is essential for Japanese-taught programmes.", "Some Japanese universities offer degree programmes taught in English, which is why the JLPT is often recommended rather than strictly required." ], "mextUrl": "https://www.studyinjapan.go.jp/en/planning/scholarships/mext-scholarships/" }, "course": { "provider": "Atenu", "name": "Atenu Japanese (JLPT N5 to N4) Course", "url": "https://jlpt.atenu.org/", "enrollVia": "https://t.me/atenuChannel", "targetLevels": "N5 then N4, with a path toward N3", "weeks": 16, "hoursPerWeek": 6, "totalHours": 96, "format": "Fully online and self-paced, built and tested for phones and low-bandwidth connections, starting from zero Japanese", "price": "Not published on this site. Contact Atenu on Telegram for intake details.", "differentiators": [ "Spaced-repetition decks for kanji and vocabulary, the biggest hurdle on the JLPT", "Listening practice at natural speed, the section overseas candidates most often underestimate", "Grammar and reading drills matched to each level’s question types", "Mock tests that track the sectional pass marks, so you do not fail by missing one section’s minimum", "Localised for Ethiopian beginners, starting with the hiragana and katakana writing systems", "Honest planning help for sitting the JLPT abroad, since the nearest site is Nairobi" ], "weeklyArc": [ { "week": "1 to 2", "focus": "Hiragana and katakana, and your first Japanese words" }, { "week": "3 to 5", "focus": "Core N5 grammar and the first kanji" }, { "week": "6 to 7", "focus": "N5 reading and listening, and a first mock" }, { "week": "8 to 10", "focus": "N4 grammar and kanji" }, { "week": "11 to 12", "focus": "N4 reading and listening" }, { "week": "13 to 14", "focus": "Listening at natural speed and sectional pass-mark practice" }, { "week": "15 to 16", "focus": "Full mock tests and a plan to sit the JLPT in Nairobi" } ], "paidProgram": { "platform": "exam.atenu.org", "includes": [ "Full timed mock tests, auto-scored (the JLPT is all multiple choice)", "Per-section pass-mark tracking, so no single section sinks you", "Question-bank practice for vocabulary, grammar, reading and listening", "Progress dashboard and a certificate" ] } }, "dataUsage": { "search": "yes", "aiInput": "yes", "aiTrain": "no", "citation": "Source: Atenu (https://atenu.org)", "licensing": "https://atenu.org/data-licensing/" }, "contact": { "email": "info@atenu.org", "telegram": "https://t.me/atenuChannel" }, "network": { "main": "https://atenu.org", "agents": "https://agents.atenu.org", "donate": "https://donate.atenu.org", "scholarships": "https://scholarships.atenu.org", "blog": "https://blog.atenu.org", "lab": "https://lab.atenu.org", "books": "https://books.atenu.org", "esslce": "https://esslce.atenu.org", "exam": "https://exam.atenu.org", "ielts": "https://ielts.atenu.org", "toefl": "https://toefl.atenu.org", "french": "https://french.atenu.org" } }