N3 Level (N3 レベル)
The ability to understand the Japanese language in everyday situations to a certain extent.
Learn the Lingo
JLPT N3 is the intermediate-level test and acts as a bridge toward the more challenging levels of N2 and N1. Although a JLPT N3 certificate generally isn’t enough to land you a job or get you accepted into a university, there are some exceptions. For example, some vocational schools accept JLPT N3 as their minimum requirement, and if you are an engineer or a programmer, you may be able to secure a job with a JLPT N3 certificate due to the high demand in those fields of work.
Furthermore, when reaching the intermediate span in your Japanese studies, everything becomes kind of fuzzy, and it’s hard to know what steps to take next. Studying for the JLPT N3 is helpful because it provides you with a clear goal and structure so that you can identify what needs to be examined next. The main difference from JLPT N4 is that JLPT N3 takes you away from your comfort zone in day-to-day Japanese and towards more precise and challenging content, such as newspaper articles. Not only your understanding level, but your command speed is tested as well. Expect to see texts that are longer and more difficult within an exact timeframe.
Reading
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One can read and understand written materials with specific content concerning everyday topics.
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One is also able to grasp summary information, such as newspaper headlines.
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In addition, one is also able to read slightly difficult writings encountered in everyday situations and understand the main points of the content if some alternative phrases are available to assist one's understanding.
