Levels N2
JLPT N2 practice tests — 25 free mock papers
N2 is the level employers ask for. Newspapers, workplace Japanese, and a listening section that no longer waits for you. Its pass mark is lower than N3's, which surprises people - the exam is harder, so the scale is set differently.
Sit an N2 paper All 25 N2 papers
25 full N2 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 N2 paper
| Sitting time | 155 minutes |
| Pass mark | 90 / 180 |
| Scored sections | Language knowledge (0–60) · Reading (0–60) · Listening (0–60) |
| Kanji · Vocabulary | ~1,000 · ~6,000 |
Questions on one N2 paper
| Section | Questions |
|---|---|
| Vocabulary | 32 |
| Grammar | 22 |
| Reading | 21 |
| Listening | 32 |
The 問題 an N2 paper contains
Counted across the N2 papers here. A range is where the papers differ.
- Vocabulary 文字・語彙問題1 5問題2 5問題3 5問題4 7問題5 5問題6 5
- Grammar & Reading 文法・読解問題7 12問題8 5問題9 5問題10 5問題11 9問題12 2問題13 3問題14 2
- Listening 聴解問題1 5問題2 6問題3 5問題4 12問題5 4
N2 word, kanji and grammar lists
2,119 Vocabulary · 367 Kanji · 54 Grammar
N2 papers to sit
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Common questions about N2
How long is the JLPT N2 exam?
155 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 N2?
90 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 N2 need?
Around ~1,000 kanji and ~6,000 words. The JLPT stopped publishing its lists in 2010, so every figure you will see quoted is an estimate, this one included.
Are the N2 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 N2 listening?
Yes. All 800 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.