Preparation path

🇯🇵JLPT

Language
日本語
Organised by
Japan Foundation · JEES
Levels
N5 → N1
What it tests
Vocabulary and grammar · Reading · Listening
Results
A score of 0–180. To pass you need the overall mark and the minimum in each section.
Often used for
Study · Work

Checked on the official website on November 9, 2026. Official rules and registration

Your path to JLPT

  1. 1

    Find your level

    Take the free level test: 24 questions from A1 to B2.

    Take the level test
  2. 2

    Build your path to this exam

    Choose your pace and your exam date, and 16Word turns them into a plan, step by step.

  3. 3

    Train each part

    Each track trains a part of the exam, with sixteen items at a time.

  4. 4

    Rehearse under time

    Words, Sentences and Dialogues each have a 4-minute timed test. Then try the official sample papers.

    Official sample papers
  5. 5

    Book the exam

    Register with the official organiser, and check the current dates and fees there.

    Find a centre and register

16Word's paths go up to B2. For the levels above that, you will need advanced material as well.

Guides on this exam

16Word is a practice tool, not an official preparation course. Check the current rules, dates and fees on the official website.