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Pass the JLPT — by section.

Not one more grammar list. A section-by-section walkthrough of each JLPT level — vocabulary & kanji, grammar, reading, listening — with original practice, full answer keys, and a trap clinic of the look-alikes that actually decide pass or fail. Written by a native speaker; every test fact points back to the official source.

What's inside each guide

Available now: JLPT N5 and JLPT N4 (English). N3 and a JFT-Basic edition (for the Specified Skilled Worker path) are planned.

Start free — really. The N4 trap clinic below is a complete, registration-free PDF, and our level test, quiz battle and kana trainer cost nothing and need no account. Read the free sample first; only consider the paid guide if it earns your trust.
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Free sample: the N4 trap clinic

Six grammar look-alikes that decide N4, each with the tell that breaks it, plus five worked questions. Open it, learn something in two minutes, keep the PDF.

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The full by-section guide (N5 or N4)

The complete guide — all four sections, the trap clinic, 40+ original questions with answer keys, the 8-week plan and cheat sheet. A one-time purchase, not a subscription.

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Full guide + 3 questions answered by the author

For the first learners: the full guide plus three questions answered in writing by the native Japanese speaker who wrote it — grammar, kanji, study method, anything in the guide. A real human reply, not a chatbot.

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Honest note: the author has a doctorate and university teaching experience, but is not a JLPT instructor, and the doctorate is not in Japanese linguistics. Questions answered in writing within 5 days; the official test format should always be confirmed on jlpt.jp.

Honest & unofficial

NihongoHub is independent and unofficial — not affiliated with the JLPT, JFT-Basic, JEES, or the Japan Foundation. These guides are study aids, not the test. The official lists, format, timing, and pass marks live at jlpt.jp; always confirm there before your exam. No guaranteed-pass claims, no invented statistics — just careful, checkable study material.

Want to keep practising for free first? Take the level test, play the JLPT quiz battle, or explore the 47-prefecture map. Stuck at N4? Start with the hardest N4 grammar points. Going to live or work in Japan? See moving to Japan.

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