How to Pass the JLPT N2 | Self-Study Tips

hey guys ~
good luck to anyone taking the JLPT soon! I wish you all the best :)
I would love you hear your thoughts about the JLPT in the comment section.
the long overdue JLPT video…
I took the JLPT N2 in December of 2021 when I was 17 (and my japanese was much better than it is now lol) and here I am finally sharing my experience and my tips for getting through it.
I managed to get 171/180 which is really impressive to me considering I had the worst test day imaginable. I was also self-studying and used zero paid resources. This was also my first time taking the exam so I was going in with no experience. I hope this video can be helpful to you in your JLPT journey ~
Resources:
JLPT website : www.jlpt.jp/e/
-- Scaled Scores www.jlpt.jp/statistics/pdf/20...
Memrise : www.memrise.com/
Anki : apps.ankiweb.net/
Quizlet : quizlet.com/
N2 Grammar List: japanesetest4you.com/jlpt-n2-...
Nihongo no mori : / @nihongonomori2013
Riki nihongo dayo : / @rikinihongodayo6441
NHK news : www3.nhk.or.jp/news/
NHK easy : www3.nhk.or.jp/news/easy/
Weblio : www.weblio.jp/
Jisho : jisho.org/
Sherlock Holmes website : 221b.jp/
Japanese KZreadrs video : • 80+ KZread channels f...
Other resources i enjoyed:
Akebi (great dictionary app for android which has kanji lists where you can practice how to write the kanji and also you can make lists of vocabulary or kanji to study)
Chapters
Intro : 00:00
Backstory : 01:10
JLPT : 02:32
(Terrible) Test Day : 05:03
General Tips : 07:44
Language Knowledge : 09:51
Reading Comprehension : 13:55
Listening Comprehension : 19:11

Пікірлер: 40

  • @Mariamomo_
    @Mariamomo_3 ай бұрын

    Congratulations, that's amazing 🎉💕 Thank you for all the tips!

  • @neomence6479
    @neomence64799 ай бұрын

    Thank you for the great review and tips 🎉 congrats and wish you the best for the rest of your language learning journey 🎀

  • @Biscuittwo
    @BiscuittwoАй бұрын

    This is so well made, thank you!

  • @1_multilungual_t
    @1_multilungual_t Жыл бұрын

    Congratulations!!!!!!!🎉❤

  • @talesontables
    @talesontables6 ай бұрын

    wooow you had a good score! congrats!

  • @user-cf3jy7wk2s
    @user-cf3jy7wk2s11 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the nice informative video! ❤ But I have a question I am currently studying for the n1 which I will take next year , I feel like 言語知識 is not a problem and my reading is ok with more practice I am sure that I can pass easily, but do you have any specific advice for the listening? Especially when you have to take notes like when I took a practice test I literally failed doing these 2 things at the same time😂💔 (listening while taking notes)

  • @palomatokio
    @palomatokio5 ай бұрын

    i could listen to you for hours, your order of ideas is so interesting. in my opinion you didnt prepared for the test because of desition fatigue.

  • @joreneelanguages
    @joreneelanguages Жыл бұрын

    (belated) congrats! 😆

  • @polynotte

    @polynotte

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you! ❤️

  • @aminenounou5370
    @aminenounou53708 ай бұрын

    I'm studying JLPT N2 grammar, etc., and I saw that I need to know thousands of words for the JLPT N2, but how I can learn them all? I tried to study lists who were published by other people, to make flashcards, but it takes too much time. In other terms, is there a method to learn them all and review them to not forget them? Thank you😄( really interesting and inspiring video, by the way!) ( and so satisfying to see you writing during all the video too!)

  • @ahabrawgaming1289

    @ahabrawgaming1289

    5 ай бұрын

    Learn kanji using vocabulary it makes it easier plus you learn like 2 or 4 kanjis in one phrase. also get to know N3 grammar before moving to N2

  • @aminenounou5370

    @aminenounou5370

    Ай бұрын

    @@ahabrawgaming1289 Thank you for your advice!

  • @user-cf3jy7wk2s
    @user-cf3jy7wk2s11 ай бұрын

    What does answering patterns mean?

  • @susmabaniya225
    @susmabaniya2253 ай бұрын

    Please give me tips for reading section

  • @DrivetoThrive5779
    @DrivetoThrive5779 Жыл бұрын

    I just want to pass JLPT N2 while you’re working it’s hard to practice daily

  • @polynotte

    @polynotte

    11 ай бұрын

    It can get super difficult but what’s important is to not give up. Even 10 minutes at night every day can make a difference. ファイト!

  • @rickyalantino1503
    @rickyalantino15039 ай бұрын

    Congratulations,,its made me more ganbatte

  • @polynotte

    @polynotte

    9 ай бұрын

    Thanks! I'm so glad it was helpful

  • @jamesking796
    @jamesking7962 ай бұрын

    What you wrote in this video ? Words and definition??

  • @SomedayKorean
    @SomedayKorean Жыл бұрын

    As a fellow procrastinator and a champion at trying to learn languages for as free as possible, I relate to you very much right now haha. That grading system sounds confusing. It might technically be more accurate, but I like knowing exactly what my score means. Oh, I got a 90 on the TOPIK reading or listening section? That means I got 45/50 questions. The only scoring system I've seen that is more confusing is the new-fangled TOPIK speaking exam, which has literally no explanation of where the score comes from lol. I knew that your Japanese was eons better than mine, but wow! N2 is seriously awesome (even if there's no output).

  • @polynotte

    @polynotte

    Жыл бұрын

    It hurt to buy my first novels and textbooks. They feel like some treasure that I must cherish 💀. It’s the reason why I’ve been hesitating so long on taking iTalki lessons, I am still not used to spending money on hobbies. It must be so hard to grade speaking sections. I always wonder how it’s done for the CEFR exams, it must be difficult to regulate. Especially since the grading has to take place live and you have hundreds of candidates to go through. That being said, I feel like they are always pretty lenient and for a new exam like the TOPIK one, it would probably be pretty easy to pass in the first couple of years. And my Japanese is much worse now, don’t worry 😅 The lockdown just brought out the best in me I suppose

  • @SomedayKorean

    @SomedayKorean

    Жыл бұрын

    @@polynotte yessss I've been considering taking italki lessons for literally YEARS but I keep thinking that surely if I just get out more and speak to people my speaking could improve for free lol

  • @polynotte

    @polynotte

    Жыл бұрын

    Knowing very well I will not put in the effort to talk to anyone 😭

  • @user-fb7zj5vj2g
    @user-fb7zj5vj2g8 ай бұрын

    あなたの書く文字はとてもかわいいです!

  • @kassaynikolett2968
    @kassaynikolett296811 ай бұрын

    I just found your channel and like it very much! And my name is Niki. ;-)

  • @polynotte

    @polynotte

    11 ай бұрын

    Thank you very much! And hi from a fellow Nikki :) How long have you learning Japanese?

  • @kassaynikolett2968

    @kassaynikolett2968

    11 ай бұрын

    @@polynotte Almost for 4 years, but with hiatuses.

  • @polynotte

    @polynotte

    11 ай бұрын

    Cool, any particular reason or is it just for the fun?

  • @kassaynikolett2968

    @kassaynikolett2968

    11 ай бұрын

    @@polynotte Jusf for fun, or...mazochism. 😅

  • @polynotte

    @polynotte

    11 ай бұрын

    Both maybe 😂

  • @awirotana9552
    @awirotana95528 ай бұрын

    I have been studied Japanese for 10 years and never passed N2 even if I am a purchaser in Japanese factory and my boss is Japanese too. The lastest result this year, I passed only listening part.😅.My boss always push me to go to take the JLPT.Maybe I am too lazy😂

  • @ahabrawgaming1289

    @ahabrawgaming1289

    5 ай бұрын

    Youre studying it wrong I guess

  • @awirotana9552

    @awirotana9552

    5 ай бұрын

    @@ahabrawgaming1289 Hahaha

  • @Sheila-from-MCGI
    @Sheila-from-MCGI4 ай бұрын

    Did you memorize the stroke order of each kanji?

  • @OkiBoyAdventures

    @OkiBoyAdventures

    4 ай бұрын

    She probably did. But the thing with kanji is there’s patterns. Once you learn the first 50-100 kanji the rest become easier since you essentially just start combining them.

  • @siddhantarana6586

    @siddhantarana6586

    4 ай бұрын

    @@OkiBoyAdventuresnot 50-100 but at lest 700-800ie level of n3

  • @yutota5875
    @yutota5875 Жыл бұрын

    Can I ask you, how many words you actually need to know to pass n2? How many words you learn per day? 👉👈

  • @polynotte

    @polynotte

    Жыл бұрын

    You need to know around 6000 words for the N2. I don’t know what level you are at now but if you are comfortably at an N3 level you only need around 2000 more words to reach an N2 level. At my peak when I was most serious, I was learning around 20 new words a day and I was reviewing all of my other words on Anki. Now this is quite a lot and I didn’t keep that up for a very long time it was just over several months before the exam. This ended up taking over an hour every single day and it was quite exhausting, and it was one of the main reasons why I ended up burning out and not enjoying Japanese anymore so I wouldn’t really recommend going that hard unless you really feel like you need to, or you want to. That being said, I did end up getting 60 out of 60 in the vocabulary section so I suppose it worked well for me. Of course you don’t need to get a perfect score in the vocabulary section. You only really need to pass so you don’t really need to do that much and I’m sure you’ll be fine.

  • @yutota5875

    @yutota5875

    Жыл бұрын

    @polynotte Thank you so much for such a comprehensive answer. And thank you for sharing your experience, because I always tried to understand how much to study per day to be effective for the exam. You are very nice ^^

  • @_hanabi_8.17.3.7

    @_hanabi_8.17.3.7

    Ай бұрын

    preparing for n2 this july 2024 praying and a lot of studying by myself