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JLPT Level 2

Tuesday, February 17th, 2009 | Uncategorized | 3 Comments

In December, I took the Level 2 JLPT (Japanese Language Proficiency Test), the government-sponsored test for Japanese proficiency. I finally got my results today, and despite all my doubts, I defeated the odds and by some crazy random happenstance, I passed! Woo

To quote the inside of the result form, “Level 2: The examinee has mastered grammar to a relatively high level, knows around 1,000 Kanji and 6,000 words, and has the ability to converse, read, and write about matters of a general nature. This level is normally reached after studying Japanese for around 600 hours and after completion of an intermediate course.” So I passed — even though I don’t actually know that many kanji. It would be nice if I did, though.

I guess this means that I’ll be taking the Level 1 JLPT (which requires 900 hours of study), in July. If I pass that one, I don’t know what I’ll do with myself. I mean, I don’t even know right now.