試験 · JLPT December 2026
Eight weeks to the JLPT
The exam is on Sunday 6 December 2026. Pick your level for a week-by-week plan built on free practice questions, mock tests and reviews.
How the eight weeks go
- Week 1Find your gaps. A full mock test now shows which section to spend the next seven weeks on.
- Week 2Vocabulary and kanji. The cheapest marks on the paper: you know them or you don't, and they come back with reviews.
- Week 3Grammar forms. Grammar questions turn on one choice — a particle, a direction, a connector. Learn the contrasts, not the list.
- Week 4Sentence building and short reading. ★ questions reward a method: build the whole sentence first, then count.
- Week 5Halfway mock test. Compare against week one. The section that moved least is your target for the rest.
- Week 6Reading stamina. Most people run short of time, not knowledge. Time every set.
- Week 7Listening, and a last weak-spot pass. Listening only improves by listening. Little and often, every day this week.
- Week 8Exam week: rest and review. Nothing new now. Keep what you have fresh and arrive rested.
当日 · on the day
- Your test voucher (受験票), with the photo attached if your centre asks for one.
- Photo ID, if your test centre requires it.
- Pencils and an eraser — check your voucher for which are allowed.
- A watch that is only a watch. Phones and smart watches must be switched off and put away.
- Arrive early: latecomers can be refused entry once a section has begun.
- Something to eat between sections — the breaks are short.
Your test voucher and your test centre have the final word on times and what to bring. Official information: jlpt.jp.