This year, the JLPT takes place in Japan on July 7 and Dec. Sweat the Small Stuff: 5 Tips for Passing the JLPT Note that the test is only twice a year: once in July and once in December, so plan accordingly and be honest with yourself on how much time you’ll need to prepare because - as you know - life happens. If you’re new to either hiragana or katakana writing systems, I’d check out my previous article on mobile apps to help you improve your Japanese kana and kanji on the go before digging into JLPT preparation. You’ll be tested on your vocabulary, grammar, reading and listening skills. The JLPT has five levels, with level five (N5) being where you’ll most likely test first if you’re new to Japanese. We also need something JLPT-specific, on top of apps that we may already be using to learn basic Japanese. We need something useful, mobile and on our person that can challenge us as well as keep our interest in studying, even when we inevitably get discouraged or bored. It’s important for us to remember that - for those with longer term plans in Japan - the JLPT is important not only for our personal goals but also for our career. Nothing’s worse than paying a premium for an app you think may be worth it only to find you could have learned the exact same information for free and with a similar user interface on another app. I started my hunt tracking through the numerous free apps first, hoping that there had to be a diamond in the rough. I realize it’s no small feat to create a new way to study for a dry standardized test, but surely there has to be a “best” way - even if they can’t “gamify” studying Japanese for these standardized tests. I was surprised by the sheer amount of applications available specifically targeted toward the JLPT, but one thing was certain: they all felt derivative of one another. The most challenging part about writing a series on the best mobile apps to studying for the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) isn’t finding the applications to download - but rather wading through them!
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