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---Japanese / 日本語
 
-If you are new to Japanese begin at Lesson 1.
 
 
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About Japanese
 
-Japanese is spoken by over 130 million people worldwide!
 
Writing Systems: Three Hiragana, katakana, kanji (Chinese characters)
Sentence Order: SOV Subject + Object + Verb, verbs/adjectives can stand alone
Future Verb Tense: No Past, present, and progressive
Plural Nouns: Rarely used Plurism is understood based on the context
Word Gender: No Words are neuter
Pronouns: Rarely used Japanese usually use peoples' names instead of pronouns
Speech Levels: Three Informal (friendly), formal (polite), humble (respectful)
Loanwords: Many Borrowed words (especially from English) written in katakana
 
About the JLPT
 
The Japanese Language Proficiency Test ( nihongo nouryoku shiken / 日本語能力試験 ) evaluates and certifies the Japanese language proficiency of non-native speakers. The test includes four levels, 4 being the easiest. (JLPT Certification sample)
 
Level
Grammar
Kanji
Words
Test Time
Points
Study Time
4
basic
100.
800.
100 min
400
150 hours
3
..limited
300.
.1,500
140 min
400
300 hours
2
good
.1,000
.6,000
145 min
400
600 hours
1
high .
.2,000
..10,000
180 min
400
900 hours
 
For more info. visit the official JLPT website or contact us at support@daiuinter.com. The last JLPT took place on December 6, 2009.
 
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