Japatan
Learn Japanese free, 25 minutes a day
Daily lessons from your first hiragana to JLPT N1, 20 mock exams with every answer explained, and 300 grammar points. No sign-up: your progress is saved in this browser.
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The JLPT is held on the first Sunday of July and December.Your progress is saved only in this browser. No account needed.
Daily lessons
30 days per level. Words, grammar, reading and a quiz in about 25 minutes.
JLPT mock tests
20 practice exams, 4 for each level N5–N1, scored instantly.
Grammar guide
300 grammar points from は・です to N1, each with examples and a mini quiz.
Hiragana & katakana
Charts with audio and a 60-second kana challenge.
Level test
30 questions tell you where to start, from Starter to N1.
Mistake notebook
Every question you miss is saved here until you get it right.
Choose your course
Each course has 30 lessons. One lesson a day takes about 25 minutes.
First steps: hiragana, katakana, greetings and your first kanji. For complete beginners.
0/30 lessons N5Basic sentences for everyday life: introductions, shopping, time and the て-form.
0/30 lessons N4Everyday conversation: plain forms, conditionals, giving and receiving, passive and causative.
0/30 lessons N3The bridge to natural Japanese: nuance, opinions and longer explanations.
0/30 lessons N2Newspaper and business Japanese: formal connectors and abstract topics.
0/30 lessons N1Advanced, literary and academic Japanese, the level of high-school and university classrooms.
0/30 lessonsBadges
Collect them as you study.
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First stepFinish your first lesson
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3-day streakStudy 3 days in a row
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7-day streakStudy 7 days in a row
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30-day streakStudy 30 days in a row
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Test takerFinish a mock test
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Passing scoreScore 60% or more on a mock test
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HanamaruGet a perfect score on a lesson quiz
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Grammar 10Clear 10 grammar quizzes
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Grammar 50Clear 50 grammar quizzes
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Kana masterScore 30 or more in the kana challenge
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Course completeFinish all 30 lessons of a course
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Clean slateClear 20 mistakes from your notebook
Questions
Is it really free?
Yes. Every lesson, mock test and grammar page on this site is free and needs no account. The Japatan iPhone app adds flashcards for 7,500+ JLPT words, audio and spaced repetition.
Where should I start?
If you cannot read hiragana yet, start with the Starter course. Otherwise take the level test: 30 questions tell you which course fits you.
Are the mock tests real past papers?
No. Past JLPT papers are copyrighted, so all questions here are original. They follow the official question types and number of questions for the vocabulary, grammar and reading sections. Listening is not included.
How was the answer key checked?
Every question was solved by independent checkers who could not see the answer key, and any question where their answers differed from the key was rewritten or corrected.
How does the streak work?
Finish at least one lesson, quiz or test in a day and your streak grows by one. Miss a day and it starts again from one.
Is my progress saved?
Yes, in this browser only. Nothing is sent to a server, so clearing your browser data also clears your progress.
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