JLPT N5 study plan

Drill the particles は, が, を, に, で, へ, と, も by writing 40 original N5-level sentences and labeling the grammatical role of each particle.

Conjugate 30 common verbs and 20 adjectives in present and past です/ます forms, saying each form aloud twice.

Build a spaced-repetition deck of 120 high-frequency N5 nouns and verbs, adding 20 new cards per study day and reviewing all due cards daily.

Read 8 short two-line dialogues aloud and answer 5 comprehension questions per dialogue without looking at a translation.

Conjugate い-adjectives and な-adjectives into negative and past forms, producing 30 correct pairs from memory.

Distinguish あります and います by writing 20 sentences about people, animals, and objects in specific locations.

Use counters ～つ, ～人, ～枚, and ～本 to describe 25 pictured or imagined quantities aloud.

Listen to 40 short N5-level exchanges, noting the speaker, setting, and key number or time in each.

Shadow 8 of those exchanges for 5 minutes each, matching pitch and sentence-final intonation.

Form the て-form of 40 verbs across all three groups and classify each verb by its group before conjugating.

Produce 25 sentences using ～てください, ～ています, and ～てもいいです in realistic daily situations.

Read 10 passages of 100–150 characters and underline the subject and main verb of every sentence.

Expand the vocabulary deck to 250 cumulative items, tagging each word by topic and part of speech.

Write and read aloud 30 N5 kanji in compound words, checking stroke order for 10 of them.

Convert 30 です/ます sentences into plain form and back, keeping tense and polarity unchanged.

Produce 20 sentences using ～たい, ～ましょう, ～から, and ～まで to express wants, invitations, and ranges.

Complete 60 minutes of graded listening, replaying each item until you can write its key content word.

Take a timed half-length mock covering grammar, reading, and listening, then classify every error by cause.

Review the error log and redo each missed item aloud with the correct form.

Dictate 15 short listening scripts of 5–8 lines each and compare your text with the transcript to find particle and sound-change errors.

Shadow 10 minutes daily for five days, concentrating on long vowels, ん, small っ, and devoiced vowels.

Group 150 vocabulary items into topics such as food, travel, and daily routine, then self-quiz each group twice.

Answer 30 spoken-expression items by selecting the response that fits the situation and register.

Build 20 comparison sentences with より and のほうが, plus 10 requests or obligations with ～ないでください and ～なければなりません.

Read 8 passages of 200–250 characters and summarize each in one Japanese sentence.

Practice timed reading on 6 passages, spending no more than 3 minutes per passage and answering 5 questions each.

Complete 40 minutes of listening practice on announcements, directions, and daily conversations, noting who does what.

Review 25 previously missed grammar items and write one fresh example sentence for each.

Review all 800 target N5 vocabulary items in five themed passes, marking and re-quizzing every item missed twice.

Read and write 80 N5 kanji in context, testing 20 per day and retesting errors after 48 hours.

Drill counters, dates, times, and prices aloud until you can produce 30 forms without hesitation.

Complete 60 minutes of listening with 10 minutes of daily shadowing, tracking repeated comprehension failures.

Re-listen to three previously difficult dialogues and write a full transcript of each from memory.

Take two full-length timed practice tests under exam conditions, including a clean answer sheet and no pausing of audio.

Analyze every wrong answer by category, then redo the affected grammar, reading, and listening items until correct.

Re-listen to each listening section twice: once for gist and once for detail, writing down the key phrase that decides the answer.

Review the 50 weakest grammar and vocabulary items from the error log and produce one original sentence for each.

Simulate the test-day routine twice, including section order and timing, to confirm stamina and pacing.