Socring Sections - JLPT

SCORING SECTION

1. Scoring sections and range of scores for each level

 Test results are given according to scoring sections in the table below. N1, N2 and N3 have three scoring sections: Language Knowledge (Vocabulary/Grammar)," "Reading" and "Listening." N4 and N5 have two scoring sections: "Language Knowledge (Vocabulary/Grammar)・Reading" and 'Listening'.

Level	Scoring sections	Range of scores
N1	Language Knowledge (Vocabulary/Grammar)	0～60
	Reading	0～60
	Listening	0～60
	Total score	0～180
N2	Language Knowledge (Vocabulary/Grammar)	0～60
	Reading	0～60
	Listening	0～60
	Total score	0～180
N3	Language Knowledge (Vocabulary/Grammar)	0～60
	Reading	0～60
	Listening	0～60
	Total score	0～180
N4	Language Knowledge (Vocabulary/Grammar) ・Reading	0～120
	Listening	0～60
	Total score	0～180
N5	Language Knowledge (Vocabulary/Grammar) ・Reading	0～120
	Listening	0～60
	Total score	0～180

2. Correspondence between test sections and scoring sections

Test sections in the test and scoring sections in the test results correspond as given in the table below.

In test			In test results
Level	Test sections		Scoring sections	Range of scores
N1 N2	Language Knowledge(Vocabulary/Grammar)・Reading		Language Knowledge (Vocabulary/Grammar)	0～60
			Reading	0～60
	Listening		Listening	0～60
N3	Language Knowledge (Vocabulary)		Language Knowledge (Vocabulary/Grammar)	0～60
	Language Knowledge(Grammar)・Reading		Reading	0～60
	Listening		Listening	0～60
N4 N5	Language Knowledge(Vocabulary)		Language Knowledge (Vocabulary/Grammar)・Reading	0～120
	Language Knowledge(Grammar)・Reading
	Listening		Listening	0～60

 3. Determination of pass/fail

In order to pass, (1) total score needs to be at or above the point required for passing (overall pass mark) and (2) score in each scoring section needs to be at or above the minimum point required for passing (sectional pass mark). If there is even one scoring section where the score is below the sectional pass mark, examinees are determined to have failed, no matter how high the total score he/she might have.

Scoring sections of N1-N3 and N4-N5 are different. Overall pass marks and sectional pass marks for each level are shown in the table below.

Level	Total score		Scores by Scoring Sections
			Language Knowledge （Vocabulary/Grammar）		Reading		Listening
	Range of scores	Overall pass marks	Range of scores	Sectional pass marks	Range of scores	Sectional pass marks	Range of scores	Sectional pass marks
N1	0～180 points	100 points	0～60 points	19 points	0～60 points	19 points	0～60 points	19 points
N2	0～180 points	90 points	0～60 points	19 points	0～60 points	19 points	0～60 points	19 points
N3	0～180 points	95 points	0～60 points	19 points	0～60 points	19 points	0～60 points	19 points

Level	Total score		Scores by Scoring Sections
			Language Knowledge （Vocabulary/Grammar）・Reading		Listening
	Range of scores	Overall pass marks	Range of scores	Sectional pass marks	Range of scores	Sectional pass marks
N4	0～180 points	90 points	0～120 points	38 points	0～60 points	19 points
N5	0～180 points	80 points	0～120 points	38 points	0～60 points	19 points

※The above standards were adopted beginning with July test in 2010 (December test in 2010 with N4 and N5).

Examinees will be judged to have failed if they miss a test section. Although they will receive a Score Report, it will not show scores for any test section, including those that have been taken.

 

 

Numericals

Number	Character	Reading	Chinese Reading	Japanese Reading
0	零/ 0	zero	rei / れい	zero / ゼロ
1	一	ichi	ichi / いち	hito(tsu) / ひと・つ
2	二	ni	ni, ji / に, じ	futa(tsu) / ふた・つ
3	三	san	san / さん	mi(ttsu) / み・っつ
4	四	yon	shi / し	yon, yo(ttsu) / よん、よ・っつ
5	五	go	go / ご	itsu(tsu) / いつ・つ
6	六	roku	roku / ろく	mu(ttsu) / む・っつ
7	七	nana	shichi / しち	nana(tsu) / なな・つ
8	八	hachi	hachi / はち	ya(ttsu) / や・っつ
9	九	kyū	kyū, ku / きゅう, く	kokono(tsu) / ここの・つ
10	十	jū	jū / じゅう	tō / とお
20	二十	ni-jū	ni-jū / にじゅう	hata(chi) / はた・ち
100	百	hyaku	hyaku / ひゃく	(momo / もも)
1000	千	sen	sen / せん	(chi / ち)
10000	万	man	man / まん	(yorozu / よろず)

Most useful Expressions

Most useful Expressions:

ごくろうさまです。　（ご苦労様です）(gokuro sama desu)

You often say this to a person who worked hard all day or did something for you. In English, it is more like, “Thank you for all your hard work.”

 おつかれさまです。（お疲れ様です）(Otsukare sama desu)

This is very similar to the one above, but in my opinion, this expression is a bit more casual. You often say this to a dad or mom after long day of work. Or if you see your friend working hard on something, you can say this to her/him as well.   It is a very common expression.

しつれいしました。（失礼しました）(shitsurei shimashita)

This is a past tense of the above.  It is commonly used when you bump into someone or interrupt their work or situation.  In English, this will be expressed as , “Sorry about that.”

 おかげさまで。(Okage sama de)

This is often used when someone asks you, how you are doing. You start your response with this expression. In English, this is expressed as , “thanks to you, ..”, or “Thankfully”. Even though the person you are talking to did not really help you, it also has a meaning of “Thankfully” or “Thanks for asking”.  Using this expression just shows that you are being polite and showing your appreciation.

おまちどうさまでした。（お待ち同様でした）(Omachi dou sama deshita)

This expression is used when you want to express your appreciation to someone who has been waiting to see you. In English, this would be, “I am sorry to have kept you waiting.” This is often used at the restaurant when a server brings food to your table, or store clerk brings something to you after spending some time looking for things for you. You can also use this among your friend, when you meet up with someone.

 しつれいします。（失礼します。）(shitsurei shimasu)

When entering into a room at the school or office, you often use this expression.  Shitsurei shimasu means “Excuse me.”  This expression is also used when you are passing in front of someone, in a public places such as shopping center, theater, etc..