How to register for JLPT

The steps to register for the Japanese-Language Proficiency Test (JLPT). The process differs outside Japan and in Japan.

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Registration steps

Find the host institution for your city
Applications are handled by a host institution in each country or city.
Overseas host institutions ↗
Get the test guide (application form)
Obtain it from the host institution.
Apply and pay
Follow the host institution's procedure. Applications are usually around March–April for July and August–September for December, but this varies by location.
Receive your admission ticket
The host institution sends it.
Take the test
Receive your results
Around September for July tests and around March of the next year for December tests, via the host institution.

Outside Japan, check the application period with the host institution in your city.

For other countries, check with the host institution.

Practice questions (free)

JLPT N4, N5, N3, N2, N1 practice questions (our own). Explanations in each language.