JLPT N3 study guide

This independent guide describes the JLPT N3, one of five JLPT levels; N5 is the easiest and N1 the most difficult, and N3 is a bridging level between N1/N2 and N4/N5. N3 measures the ability to understand Japanese used in everyday situations to a certain degree: reading materials with specific everyday content, grasping summary information such as newspaper headlines, and understanding slightly difficult everyday writings when alternative phrasing helps. Listening covers coherent everyday conversations at near-natural speed, including relationships among the people involved. It is aimed at learners who have moved beyond basic classroom Japanese and want a bridging measure of everyday comprehension. The JLPT N3 study guide has 3 sections and about 825 words.