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JLPT N3 · NAT 3Q

The bridge level: everyday Japanese at close to natural speed.

JLPT N3NAT-TEST 3Q

What you can do at N3

From the official JLPT level summary.

Reading

Read writing on everyday topics, get the gist of newspaper headlines, and follow slightly harder texts when they are rephrased.

Listening

Follow everyday conversations at near-natural speed, understand the content and tell how the speakers are related.

The test paper

140 minutes in three parts. JLPT N3 and NAT 3Q use the same split.

  • Vocabulary: 30 minutes
  • Grammar & Reading: 70 minutes
  • Listening: 40 minutes

To pass the JLPT N3

Score at least 95 / 180 overall, and reach every section minimum:

  • Vocabulary & Grammar: 19 / 60
  • Reading: 19 / 60
  • Listening: 19 / 60
about 650kanji
about 3,700words
450 – 700study hours

Kanji, word and hour figures are common study targets, not official lists. Pass marks are from jlpt.jp; NAT-TEST scoring is set by the NAT-TEST office.

N3 study checklist

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Key grammar for N3

A starting set, not the full list. Each point comes with an example you can copy into your notebook.

〜ように する
毎日 運動する ように して います。
I make a point of exercising every day.
〜ように なる
日本語の 新聞が 読める ように なりました。
I can now read Japanese newspapers.
〜はずだ
彼は もう 着いた はずです。
He should have arrived by now.
〜わけではない
きらいな わけでは ありません。
It's not that I dislike it.
〜ばかり
弟は ゲーム ばかり して います。
My little brother does nothing but play games.
〜うちに
若い うちに いろいろな 国へ 行きたい。
I want to see many countries while I'm young.
Causative 〜させる
母は 私に 野菜を 食べさせました。
My mother made me eat vegetables.
〜によって
国に よって 習慣が ちがいます。
Customs differ from country to country.

Keep your base strong

N3 builds on N5. Revise the basics here, then use the official sample questions.

Essential kanjiRevise the basicsVocabularyFlashcardsParticlesGet them right firstMixed testCheck your N5 base Official sample questions jlpt.jp, with audio

N3 practice quiz

Grammar and reading questions at N3 level, a new random set of 10 every time. Get 8 to pass.

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