kkk 7 Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 Level 1 is pretty tough. I remember going through from, at each level there were more and more Chinese and other Asians (?). The bottom level it was almost all Westerners. Link to post Share on other sites
bobby12 0 Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 yeh, 2kyu was about 95% chinese/eastern asians. even when i took it in london there was a high proportion of chinese there. Link to post Share on other sites
Zer0star 0 Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 Yay, finally found a JLPT thread. Anyone taking the test this year?? It's time to tame the 1kyu beast this time. Is it a coincidence that this test in on the same weekend that a lot of resorts open?? Link to post Share on other sites
@tokyo 14 Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 It's over New Year holidays?!? Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 Tempted by nikyu this year - but doubt'll pass. Link to post Share on other sites
SKI 15 Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 Yes when is it? I thought it was usually early December. Link to post Share on other sites
Go Native 70 Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 I certainly won't be doing any tests. I hardly know any Japanese beyond the very basics and can recognise only a few kanji. At the rate I'm going I doubt very much that I will ever get anywhere near fluent no matter how many years I live here. Link to post Share on other sites
Zer0star 0 Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 Next test is Sunday December 6th. anyone looking for past papaers try here- jlpt.biz Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 December 6th - the weekend that lots of ski resorts open? Not round here they don't! Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 I heard a rumor they have 2 tests per year now, is that true? Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 'tis true but at the moment only 1kyu and 2kyu Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 Lots of ski resorts opening 6th December?!? Bargain! Grass skiing is it then? Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 not Hokkaido it isn't Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 'Lots' of ski resorts in Hokkaido opening on that particular weekend? Excellent. Didn't know that. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 all of them will be teeming Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 Fabulous. For a moment I thought there might be some ever so slight exaggeration creeping into the conversation. Link to post Share on other sites
Zer0star 0 Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 Level 1 and 2 are also held in July now. But only in Japan and maybe Korea, China. Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 thats good to hear Link to post Share on other sites
bobby12 0 Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 They also made a 2.5 kyu, to bridge the enormous gap twixt 2 and 3. Link to post Share on other sites
scouser 4 Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 Given up on them. Doesn't really do any good other than frustrate me at having to learn all those kanji and doesn't seem to improve my Japanese generally. Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 Originally Posted By: bobby12 They also made a 2.5 kyu, to bridge the enormous gap twixt 2 and 3. a 準二級？interesting. that for sure is the hardest jump. 一級 is just knowing everything. Link to post Share on other sites
veronica 2 Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 Yes those level jumps are just so big! It's like, er, Link to post Share on other sites
Zer0star 0 Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 true respect is passing those kanji kentei tests. anyone done one?? Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 I did 8 through 5, then stopped, or gave up maybe Link to post Share on other sites
Go Native 70 Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 I just wonder how any of you find or justify the time to put the study in. It's very hard here in Niseko as we can really easily get by without ever speaking Japanese. I actually took time off work last year to do a course in Sapporo. 12 months later and I've forgotten most of it because I so rarely use it. Hard to motivate myself to learn it when I virtually never use it. Link to post Share on other sites
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