Thread 283283641

What's the JLPT level of /a/? How many of you have passed N1? I am giving N2 exam next year.

Did my N1 last year

I have no idea what that "N" shit is but I can watch anime raw

>>283283674
Based. What method did you use to memorize the 1235 kanji?

>>283283641 (OP)
jlpt means absolutely nothing
if you genuinely take jlpt scores seriously youre dekinai

>>283283712
Japanese Language Proficiency Test. It helps you in getting a job in Nippon. N5 is the elementary level, N1 is a language degree level.

>>283283714
I did like four different Anki decks every day, had to keep starting new ones because I found the ones I was already doing weren't very complete
And then when I got to the test itself I ran into a bunch more that weren't in my decks
Still managed to pass at like the 90th percentile though

>>283283736
Kind of true but I just did it to see where I was at
It's also a nice card to be able to play when arguing about translations because the vast majority of shitter TLs out there are even worse, even "pros"

>>283283758
How many months do you need to prepare for N2?

>>283283813
Dunno, I never did N2
Assuming you're not starting from scratch right now then a year of study and immersion will probably be enough
If you've already booked the exam then use that as a goal to keep yourself motivated, don't get lazy and you'll be fine

not to be that guy but this is more of a /jp/ thread or a djt post not for /a/ at all

>>283283736
JLPT is a joke, but it's a requirement for working and in some cases also studying in Japan.
The actual big dick certification is Kanken, but you can only get level 2 outside of Japan.

>>283283879
im currently studying in japan and we have no jlpt requirements unless you want to skip mandatory japanese classes

I got my N2 two years ago.
I haven't gotten the nerve to try the N1 yet

>>283283641 (OP)
I think the jlpt is a scam and if I ever needed to prove I knew Japanese for a job I'd just speak it to them

>>283284005
>has no clue how japanese job searching works

>>283283846
Thanks bro.

>>283284053
dude you're the one with zero clue. everyone ive asked about it has said that they were never asked about their JLPT level. you have bought into the fearmongering and got scammed like an idiot lmao.

>>283284115
albeit im currently studying in japan and worked over the summer of 2025
youre some amerimutt telling me what i dont know kek

>>283284132
>studying
thats a completely different story. you took a different route. meanwhile I can just work for a Japanese company here in America and go there for business trips if I choose to

>>283283641 (OP)
At least N4, possibly N3.
Haven't actually taken it though, just evaluating based on practice exam results and what I'm studying now and such.

Are there seriously still people aspiring to get certified to teach English in Japan for minimum wage in this day and age? You only need to be N5 to charm a JK gyaru and take her home to a country that doesn't suck

>>283283641 (OP)
I know three languages, I can't be assed to learn another one, this is the only time I'll kneel to AI.

>>283283641 (OP)
can't hand write nip letters, but i can read most any light/visual novel with maybe 2-5% dictionary help. and i follow 98-99% of anime by ear.

>>283284763
>Are there seriously still people aspiring to get certified to teach English in Japan for minimum wage
you dont need to know any japanese to teach english in japan you larping fuck
gtfo of /a/ newfag

>>283284829
Typical anki drone
If you can't produce then you don't know the language

>>283284878
albeit ankidroning implies he also understand nothing when watching and reading but he says he does have good comprehension albeit sounds larpy since he talks like he has no clue what hes talking about

>>283283641 (OP)
AI will be able to do flawless translations soon enough. Why bother wasting time learning.

>>283284844
Gotta love these "older than you!" newfags who don't even know why /a/ knows or cares about the JLPT in the first place

>>283283641 (OP)
None. Why would I waste time on exams? I can watch, listen and read to almost any Japanese media without trouble without them.

>>283284930
>>283284803
cope with your hallucinations lol

>>283284878
i don't have patience for anki lol. i learned by listening to anime and going to jisho/yomi for all questions.
>>283284898
it's philosophical autism if anything. they are letters, i'm bringing it up so that maybe some fag out there changes how he thinks of foreign words.

>>283283641 (OP)
I'm around N3 but, I shit you not, I stopped studying Japanese completely once I moved to Tokyo for a year and realized I didn't need to it get by.
Which was retarded of me. You don't get gains passively even if you're in the country.

Never bothered to take the test.
I can read manga, novels, games etc without much problems.

>>283284878
producing is a worthless skill. understanding media is all that's needed

>>283285309
>You don't get gains passively even if you're in the country.
gains are made by engaging with language. you can listen actively (think of words, grammar, ways of expressing, language bias (like where does "blue" begin and end for nips)).
you can also talk to friends and pick up their patterns. ask them to correct you.
after some point you need to be producing in some way, even talking to yourself, the more complex the sentences the better.

Can you get a well paying translator job with N2?

>>283285648
N2!? you're officially overqualified for trannyroll. apply.

>>283285659
>trannyroll
He said well paying, so not fiction translation.

>>283285668
no problem, just go live in seaniggerland, then CR will be good remote money.

>>283283714
time and discipline
>>283283736
It means a lot to employers

>>283285272
>i learned by listening to anime and going to jisho/yomi for all questions.
could you expand on your process? how old were you when you atarted it's a lot easier if you're a kid

>>283285668
I am tired of my current job, thinking of passing N2 next year and moving to Nippon. That's why I am asking.

>>283285808
uh started watching at 12? and learning by who knows when. by now i feel my brain's had the learning switch off for a few years but i'm confident i could still learn if i put in a bit of effort to get in an attentive mood every time.

you put anime on. there are eng subs in the file, but you don't look. later you just turn them off when you don't need them.
you think in japanese. if you know no words, this means deliberately getting in deep water and having your brain wade through the alien grammar.
when a sentence you have no clue about turns up (might be most in the beginning), you glance at subs to load the meaning into working memory. then with little effort you try to make sense of sentence structure, which word has what use.
if you're not clinically retarded, you will passively start understanding basic nip grammar in a few airing seasons. then, when a word you don't know appears, put it into a dictionary.
relying on subs is the final crutch. minimize it, think in japanese and it will just sink in. your brain is amazing.

>>283286041
That is how Europeans and South Americans learn English as kids. It's useful for Japanese but I think more is needed.

>>283285808
Do not fall for the meme people who say they just naturally learned by watching anime
Especially if you want to read kanji.