Levels N1
JLPT N1 practice tests — 25 free mock papers
N1 is the top of the scale: editorials, abstract argument, and listening that assumes you are following the speaker's reasoning rather than their words.
Sit an N1 paper All 25 N1 papers
25 full N1 papers are on this site, 25 of them written here and the rest archived sittings — 2,675 questions in all. Every paper is timed like the real thing and marked section by section, and all of it is free: no account, no payment, nothing to install.
What is on the N1 paper
| Sitting time | 165 minutes |
| Pass mark | 100 / 180 |
| Scored sections | Language knowledge (0–60) · Reading (0–60) · Listening (0–60) |
| Kanji · Vocabulary | ~2,000 · ~10,000 |
Questions on one N1 paper
| Section | Questions |
|---|---|
| Vocabulary | 25 |
| Grammar | 20 |
| Reading | 25 |
| Listening | 37 |
The 問題 an N1 paper contains
Counted across the N1 papers here. A range is where the papers differ.
- Vocabulary 文字・語彙問題1 6問題2 7問題3 6問題4 6
- Grammar & Reading 文法・読解問題5 10問題6 5問題7 5問題8 4問題9 9問題10 4問題11 2問題12 4問題13 2
- Listening 聴解問題1 6問題2 7問題3 6問題4 14問題5 4
N1 word, kanji and grammar lists
3,759 Vocabulary · 1,232 Kanji · 59 Grammar
N1 papers to sit
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Common questions about N1
How long is the JLPT N1 exam?
165 minutes in all. The papers here run to the same clock, section by section, so a practice sitting costs what the real one does.
What score do you need to pass N1?
100 out of 180 — and every scored section has its own minimum as well. One weak section fails the paper however high the total, which is why the papers here are marked section by section.
How many kanji and words does N1 need?
Around ~2,000 kanji and ~10,000 words. The JLPT stopped publishing its lists in 2010, so every figure you will see quoted is an estimate, this one included.
Are the N1 papers here free?
Yes, all 25 of them, with no account and nothing to pay. 25 are written for this site; the rest are archived sittings, kept so you can sit a real one.
Can I practise N1 listening?
Yes. All 925 listening questions on this level carry their script, and where the original recording is lost your own device reads that script aloud — so a listening section is never a dead page.
Pass marks and sitting times are the official figures. Kanji and word counts are estimates — the JLPT stopped publishing its lists in 2010.