JLPT N2 · Pre-advanced
Understands everyday Japanese plus a wider range of topics.
- Questions
- 101
- Papers
- 2
- Sitting time
- 155 min
- Pass mark
- 90/180
Papers
言語知識（文字・語彙・文法）・読解
Language Knowledge / Reading
105 min · 71 questions
聴解
Listening
50 min · 30 questions
Scoring
言語知識 60
読解 60
聴解 60
- 言語知識（文字・語彙・文法） Language Knowledge0–60 · at least 19
- 読解 Reading0–60 · at least 19
- 聴解 Listening0–60 · at least 19
90/180 overall, and every band must clear its own minimum. Missing one minimum fails the exam whatever the total.
Scaled scores shown anywhere on this site are estimates. The real exam equates scores using IRT, which cannot be reproduced from raw counts.
問題 breakdown
Every 問題 in the exam, in order. Numbering restarts at 1 in each paper, which is how the real paper is printed.
言語知識（文字・語彙・文法）・読解
105 min · 71 questions
Vocabulary
- 問題1漢字読み Kanji reading5 items4 choices
- 問題2表記 Orthography5 items4 choices
- 問題3語形成 Word formation3 items4 choices
- 問題4文脈規定 Contextually-defined expressions7 items4 choices
- 問題5言い換え類義 Paraphrases5 items4 choices
- 問題6用法 Usage5 items4 choices
Grammar
- 問題7文法形式の判断 Selecting grammar form12 items4 choices
- 問題8文の組み立て Sentence composition5 items4 choices
- 問題9文章の文法 Text grammar4 items4 choices
Reading
- 問題10内容理解（短文） Comprehension (short passages)5 items4 choices
- 問題11内容理解（中文） Comprehension (mid-size passages)8 items4 choices
- 問題12統合理解 Integrated comprehension2 items4 choices
- 問題13主張理解（長文） Thematic comprehension (long passages)3 items4 choices
- 問題14情報検索 Information retrieval2 items4 choices
聴解
50 min · 30 questions
Listening
- 問題1課題理解 Task-based comprehension5 items4 choices
- 問題2ポイント理解 Comprehension of key points6 items4 choices
- 問題3概要理解 Comprehension of general outline5 items4 choices
- 問題4即時応答 Quick response11 items3 choices
- 問題5統合理解 Integrated comprehension3 items4 choices
Mock tests
No tests published for N2 yet.