Even More Tips for Passing the JLPT - N5, N4, N3, N2, and N1

0) Use ALL the study time you can use - 
Note: just before sleeping is the most effective time to memorize stuff
When you wake up, is also a good time. In the bathroom, in the bedroom, in the
train / bus / commute. Use all your senses - your eyes, your ears, get creative
where you post your notes. 


1) Try a daily email subscription list - select your JLPT level, enter your email address and it'll send you one kanji a day and one grammar point per day for the rest of your life until you unsubscribe. Click here for the list details.

2) Try online study sites
The two recommended study sites are....... 

1. Try out iknow.jp for a feel of online learning (they have a free trial, and is 480yen after the trial for 1-yr subscription). This site is great as the vocabulary is heavily reinforced by the audio files that play example sentences as the word is shown, 1-2 example sentences, and an illustration / photo. You get to have badges for accomplishments. The games are really engaging, especially Brainspeed, a multiple choice vocabulary test that makes you think very quickly. 

                    
         

1. Try renshuu.org (means practice). Very helpful in drilling and vocab practice. For grammar points, you can create sentences to be checked by other learners. There are lots of N2 and N1 passers who are very helpful. There's even forums where you can ask expert Japanese learners (including the site owner), you can play games are played with other Japanese learners, and you also have badges, accomplishments, and other study motivators.  Great community and best of all, subscription is FREE. 

         

From the renshuu.org site itself:

"Your path to Japanese Mastery without the flashcards, the handwritten notes, or cramming. Let's face it, learning Japanese as a second language is hard, and it is even harder when you have to manage hundreds of pages of notes and study materials just to be able to study effectively.

Renshuu solves that problem for you. Renshuu knows where you are in your path to mastery and keeps you on the right track. All you have to do is try it out" 

3) And books? :) Of course, books, what else? Use study books and the big effective secret: Exam practice books!

Here's my very useful list of good practice books: http://jlptdekiru.blogspot.com/2016/03/recommended-books-for-jlpt-n5-n4.html

Taking the N3 or thinking about it? Click here for N3-specific tips.