Official exams

What the public exam is, who runs it, and how the result is reported. This is a description, not a prep course and not a past paper.

JLPT

Japanese

Japanese exam from N5 to N1. It does not test speaking or free writing.

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Where this language is spoken

These cities are places where Japanese is official, widely used, or part of daily life for many people. It is not the only language you will hear.

Tokyo
Japan
Japanese is the language of daily life, from the station to the corner shop.
Kyoto
Japan
Japanese is what you use in a tea house, on a bus, and at a temple gate.
Osaka
Japan
Japanese is everyday speech. The local colour is still Japanese.
Fukuoka
Japan
Japanese is the public language, in shops, at the port, and on the street.
Sapporo
Japan
Japanese is the language of the street. Winter talk and daily errands both use it.
Hiroshima
Japan
Japanese is the language you use in the park, on the tram, and in a shop.
Nara
Japan
Japanese is what you use with a shop, a bus driver, and a temple office.
Kanazawa
Japan
Japanese is the language of the garden gate, the market, and the bus.

Who it is for

For anyone learning Japanese for travel, work, study, or everyday conversation. You start at the level you choose.

In the app

You choose Japanese as the language to study, set a level and a daily time, then take short lessons. Pronunciation uses ja-JP.

Words you hear every day

These are starter words from the same pack as the games. Where the spelling is not Latin, the reading next to it shows the sound. Tap the speaker to hear the word itself.

Word	Reading	In this page's language
水	みず	water
パン	—	bread
コーヒー	—	coffee
お茶	おちゃ	tea
家	いえ	house
ドア	—	door
鍵	かぎ	key
窓	まど	window
本	ほん	book
朝	あさ	morning
週	しゅう	week
名前	なまえ	name
都市	とし	city
電車	でんしゃ	train
空港	くうこう	airport
通り	とおり	street
仕事	しごと	job
事務所	じむしょ	office
チーム	—	team
カレンダー	—	calendar
食べる	たべる	to eat
飲む	のむ	to drink
開ける	あける	to open
読む	よむ	to read
書く	かく	to write
話す	はなす	to speak
望む	のぞむ	to want
働く	はたらく	to work
友達	ともだち	friend
家族	かぞく	family
学校	がっこう	school
お金	おかね	money
日	ひ	day
年	とし	year

100 picture words

A few phrases

Phrase	Reading	Meaning
こんにちは	Konnichiwa	Hello
ありがとう	Arigatō	Thank you
おはよう	Ohayō	Good morning
私の名前は…	Watashi no namae wa…	My name is…

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