Levels N5
JLPT N5 practice tests — 18 free mock papers
N5 is the first level: the kana, about a hundred kanji, and the Japanese of a classroom and a convenience store. It is the only level where everything you meet has been taught to you.
Sit an N5 paper All 18 N5 papers
18 full N5 papers are on this site, 18 of them written here and the rest archived sittings — 1,208 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 N5 paper
| Sitting time | 90 minutes |
| Pass mark | 80 / 180 |
| Scored sections | Language knowledge & Reading (0–120) · Listening (0–60) |
| Kanji · Vocabulary | ~100 · ~800 |
Questions on one N5 paper
| Section | Questions |
|---|---|
| Vocabulary | 21 |
| Grammar | 17 |
| Reading | 5–7 |
| Listening | 24 |
The 問題 an N5 paper contains
Counted across the N5 papers here. A range is where the papers differ.
N5 word, kanji and grammar lists
757 Vocabulary · 79 Kanji · 52 Grammar
N5 papers to sit
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Common questions about N5
How long is the JLPT N5 exam?
90 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 N5?
80 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 N5 need?
Around ~100 kanji and ~800 words. The JLPT stopped publishing its lists in 2010, so every figure you will see quoted is an estimate, this one included.
Are the N5 papers here free?
Yes, all 18 of them, with no account and nothing to pay. 18 are written for this site; the rest are archived sittings, kept so you can sit a real one.
Can I practise N5 listening?
Yes. All 432 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.