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Japanese Levels

Is N3 B1? Reading CEFR levels on a Japanese result

Is N3 B1? We explain the N3 CEFR level, why an N3 pass can show A2 or B1 on the JLPT report, and what B1 Japanese looks like.

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Japanese Levels

How to check your Japanese level: five practical methods

Find out your Japanese level with can-do lists, textbooks, JLPT practice papers and an online adaptive test that gives an N level with the matching CEFR level.

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Japanese Levels

JLPT levels explained: N5 to N1 with kanji, vocabulary and CEFR

A clear guide to JLPT levels N5 to N1: approximate kanji and vocabulary counts, what learners can do, typical study hours and how each level matches the CEFR.

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