JLPT Test Scoring

				Scaled scores (and not Absolute scores) are being used in the JLPT exam. This is to provide more consistent scoring and fairness to all examinees, regardless of the year the exam is taken. Level Scoring sections Range of scores N1 Language Knowledge (Vocabulary/Grammar) 0～60 Reading 0～60 Listening 0～60 Total score 0～180 N2 Language Knowledge (Vocabulary/Grammar) 0～60 Reading 0～60 Listening 0～60 Total score 0～180 N3 Language Knowledge (Vocabulary/Grammar) 0～60 Reading 0～60 Listening 0～60 Total score 0～180 N4 Language Knowledge (Vocabulary/Grammar) ・Reading 0～120 Listening 0～60 Total score 0～180 N5 Language Knowledge (Vocabulary/Grammar) ・Reading 0～120 Listening 0～60 Total score 0～180
				Scoring sections of N1-N3 and N4-N5 are different. Overall pass marks and sectional pass marks for each level are shown in the table below. Level Total score Scores by Scoring Sections Language Knowledge （Vocabulary/Grammar） Reading Listening Range of scores Overall pass marks Range of scores Sectional pass marks Range of scores Sectional pass marks Range of scores Sectional pass marks N1 0～180 points 100 points 0～60 points 19 points 0～60 points 19 points 0～60 points 19 points N2 0～180 points 90 points 0～60 points 19 points 0～60 points 19 points 0～60 points 19 points N3 0～180 points 95 points 0～60 points 19 points 0～60 points 19 points 0～60 points 19 points Level Total score Scores by Scoring Sections Language Knowledge （Vocabulary/Grammar）・Reading Listening Range of scores Overall pass marks Range of scores Sectional pass marks Range of scores Sectional pass marks N4 0～180 points 90 points 0～120 points 38 points 0～60 points 19 points N5 0～180 points 80 points 0～120 points 38 points 0～60 points 19 points