Hello everyone, just a quick question.

In Core 2k/6k there are many words written in kana since that is the common way of writing that word. However, is there any chance of these words appearing in the JLPT1 written in Kanji?
Thanks.

I think there are only a handful of words where this might happen. 喧嘩/ケンカ is the one that leaps out at me. You can prepare for these with extensive reading.

Ether22 Wrote:Hello everyone, just a quick question.

In Core 2k/6k there are many words written in kana since that is the common way of writing that word. However, is there any chance of these words appearing in the JLPT1 written in Kanji?
Thanks.

I found this happened a few times to me in the kanji section. Generally I just changed any kana words in the core 2k/6k/tanos JLPT vocabulary decks which had kanji into kanji, minus any kanji obscure enough to not have many Google results. I generally like kanji & find kanji words easier to remember though, so I would have done it even if the test hadn't been an issue. Reading a lot will also give you an idea of which kanji are common or rare.

Results are scheduled to be released Tuesday January 27th for internet applicants via Japan. Just a couple more days...

Thanks for the heads up!

Kuma_sensei Wrote:Results are scheduled to be released Tuesday January 27th for internet applicants via Japan. Just a couple more days...

Will they release the results of the people who took the test outside Japan?

meijin2710 Wrote:Will they release the results of the people who took the test outside Japan?

"Other countries
The result of 2014 December test will be available from the afternoon of January 29,2015 to 5pm on March 31(JST)."
http://www.jlpt.jp/e/guideline/results_online.html

Can't wait.

Awesome, thanks for letting us know. I'm so hyped about getting the results.

I passed N2!!! First time taking it, and I really wasn't expecting to pass, seeing as I'm only about 500 kanji into RTK1. However, even within those first 500, I feel like quite a few came up on the test, and RTK was a lifesaver. So elated right now!

I passed N2 too!!!
After walking out of the language knowledge section I was pretty sure I had no hope. And it's not exactly a great pass but it's ... more than passable, I guess (107/180).

Thus, I think I shall never sit a JLPT test again. Hurrah! Now to wave my 'business level' *cough* Japanese skillz in the face of someone who might want to give me a job.

I passed N4! I can't believe it. It's morning here and I need to go to work. I will post again when I have had more time to analyze my results!

JLPT N1 pass!

I`m usually super optimistic, but I really though I failed this one. It was my first try.

Life. She is good.

The results are out for other countries!
https://www.jlpt-overseas.jp/onlineresults/
I got 満点 in N2 yeaahh

I passed JLPT N1 too!

I was not expecting to pass after mis-bubbling my answer sheet and having my pencils fall.

I am happy!

Posting a day early to make a note that I likely failed the N1. Cya in a bit less than 24 hours.

woah I can't believe I passed N2!!!
Vocab/Grammar: 41/60
Reading: 25/60
Listening: 42/60
Right after the test, I was pretty sure I failed because I wasn't able to finish the reading section, and I had a hard time with the listening because the audio quality wasn't exactly the best. I can finally focus on speaking and reading(native materials)!!!

Passed N1, pretty happy I never have to take this thing again :>

Holy crap, I passed!!!

Vocab/Grammar: 42/60
Reading: 47/60
Listening: 52/60 (Wha?)
Vocabulary: A
Grammar: B

TOTAL: 141/180

This represents a 56-point improvement over a year ago. My 2013 results were:

Vocab/Grammar 35/60
Reading 23/60
Listening 27/60
Total: 85/180

So I doubled my reading comprehension score, and nearly doubled my listening result.

Wow. So, so happy about this. Now a year of immersion and experiencing Japan first hand before heading on to N1.

Welp, I figured I didn't pass, and sure enough, I didn't. It didn't help that my eyes didn't work from the end of October until...well, the day of the test, really. Still, I'm frustrated with my lack of improvement on the N1. I might feel better if my scores were higher than last year's... but they're just about the same. *Headdesk.*

Haha, YES, I passed N1 with better scores than I thought.
Grammar: 49/60
Reading: 60/60
Listening: 47/60
Tot: 156/180

***** yeah!

Passed N2 with 124/180

I was a bit surprised to see that I passed N1 with 136 / 180 points:

Grammar/Vocab: 35 / 60
Reading: 60 / 60
Listening: 41 / 60

The ratios between the points in each section are as expected, it's just that the overall score in each section was quite a bit higher than projected, making it a somewhat comfortable (but in no way glorious) pass rather than a close call.

I'm especially pleased by the full score in the reading section, as I mainly studied Japanese by reading books on various subjects that interest me. This of course implies the smug and naive conclusion that I could get my listening up to speed just by using it more often, but not requiring too much special attention.

It'd be interesting to hear how people who are done with the jlpt continue to study afterwards. While being done with the jlpt rat race is certainly nice, it might also be quite dangerous. The moment one becomes complacent and determines one's Japanese to be good enough is probably also the very moment one stops to improve. I suspect that what has worked for me so far (just reading books) is subject to strong diminishing returns, and won't work for much longer. Are there any other techniques/approaches that have helped you to keep improving?

Maybe the subject warrants its separate thread though (and I vaguely remember similar ones from the past).

[Zgarbas]

Congratulations, everyone!

hyvel: there's no real secret. Basically, do whatever it takes to keep you interested in the language. Keep reading. Read various genres for variety. Try interacting with actual Japanese people. Write a blog (not a Japanese language learning blog). Don't neglect your reviews. Don't be fooled into thinking that because you have a high level you can neglect the language for a year with no consequences (forgetting is a frustrating experience). At this point, maintenance is more important than active learning.

N1 合格！！！！！！！！！！

Vocab/Grammar: 51/60
Reading: 44/60
Listening: 31/60
Total: 126/180

waaaaah can't believe it I expected to fall under the 19 points for listening and thus fail the test. Waaay better results than expected! And all that just a bit over one year after having started studying. I might as well retire and become a bum now, I don't think I'll ever beat that accomplishment...

Congrats to all the other who passed (quite a lot didn't expect it, so even better )!!!

I passed N1 with 103/180, having started roughly 18 months before the test from absolute scratch.

I really didn't expect that score, I messed up with time and ended doing about 70% of the first part, I was sure I failed the test so I did the listening part without paying too much attention.
It's not a glorious pass but it's still super duper cool.

I'd like to thank you good guys of this wonderful site, in particular Vempele who was the first to tell me I could do it (in the J-CAT thread).