📚 JLPT レベル別
Learn Japanese by JLPT level
Every JAPAN NOW story is tagged with a JLPT level. Pick yours to get real reading practice and a word list built from today’s Japan — with audio, furigana and an Anki export.
N5 Beginner Your first steps: hiragana, katakana and the most basic everyday words and grammar. 1 stories · 5 words N4 Upper beginner Basic conversation and everyday reading — the level where real-life Japanese starts to click. 12 stories · 59 words N3 Intermediate The bridge level: everyday news, social media and conversations at natural speed. 13 stories · 64 words N2 Upper intermediate Newspapers, business Japanese and most of what you hear on TV. 0 stories · 0 words N1 Advanced Complex articles, nuance and the language of editorials and literature. 0 stories · 0 words
Not sure of your level? Start with N5 or N4 — every story also has an English explanation, so you can read up a level and still follow along.