Basic Order First, you should know the order of the
Japanese Writing あ い う え お か き く け こ さ し す せ そ た ち つ て と な に ぬ ね の は ひ ふ へ ほ ま み む め も や ゆ よ ら り る れ ろ わ を ん |
Time Required
Study Level General Required Time of Study Elementary 300 hours Intermediate 600 (+300) hours Advanced 900 (+300) hours Basic conversational skills can be gained quickly. But the writing system is complex. Three types of character sets - Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji are used in a mixed way. You need to know around 2,000 letters to read publications. It can take several years to learn them. Time for character study has to be included in each study level. See character study section for more details. What to Study Study Level Things to be Mastered Elementary (JLPT: N5 and N4)
(JLPT: N3 and N2)
(JLPT: N1)
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